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2022 Articles

  • Oldest Synagogues on Earth || September
  • Where to Pray Before the Big Game || August
  • Oldest Church Buildings in America || August
  • Castles on Location in the British Isles || August
  • World’s Tallest Christian Statues || July
  • Seven Must-See Historic Edifices of Judeo-Christianity || July
  • Chapels of the Military Academies || July
  • Honoring America’s Great Military Musicians || June
  • Churches of the Founding Fathers || June
  • America’s National Military Museums || May
  • Best of the California Mission Trail || May
  • Christian Hymn Sites of America || May
  • Where to See a Gutenberg Bible || May
  • Historic Jewish Sites of Ukraine || April
  • Tombs from the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) in the West Bank || April
  • Quiet and Contemplative Places in and around Jerusalem || April
  • America’s Greek Orthodox Trail || March
  • Historic Cathedrals of the South || March
  • America’s Catholic Saint Shrines || March
  • Churches on Location Revisited || February
  • Churches on Location || February
  • On Location With Nuns At The Movies || February
  • Historic Lutheran Churches Across America || January
  • Oldest Quaker Meeting Houses in America || January
  • Historic Presbyterian Churches of the Northeast || January
  • America’s Methodist Trail || January

2021 Articles

  • Greatest Sites of the Nativity || December
  • Great Christmas Celebrations Across America || December
  • Christmas in New York off the Beaten Path || November
  • The Art of the Virgin Mary || November
  • Ave Maria Grotto at the St. Bernard Abbey || October
  • History’s Greatest Religious Builders || October
  • Top Cities in America for Religious Siteseeing – Part II || October
  • Top Cities in America for Religious Siteseeing – Part I || October
  • Historic Jewish Sites of Germany that have nothing to do with the Holocaust || September
  • Medieval Synagogues of Spain and Portugal || September
  • Homes and other Sites of Great Jewish Intellectuals of the Early Modern Age || September
  • Ancient Synagogue Ruins || September
  • Religious Treasures of the Seminaries, Libraries and Museums of Manhattan || August
  • Schools and Libraries of the Boston Theological Institute || August
  • America’s Best Olympic Sites || July
  • America’s Best Preserved Colonial Towns || July
  • Battlefields of the American Civil War || June
  • Battlefields of the American Revolution || June
  • America’s Best Military Forts || May
  • Chapels of the National Parks || May

2020 Articles

  • Where to get the Best Traditional Christmas Treats || December
  • Historic Workshops Where Christmas Decorations Are Made || December
  • Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom || November
  • Gravesites of America’s Great Theologians || November
  • Churches of Frank Lloyd Wright || October
  • Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum and Shanghai Jewish Ghetto || September
  • Top Ten Must See Synagogues in the United States || September
  • Religious Sites of New York City – Part Two – Midtown Manhattan || August
  • Historic Churches and Houses of Worship of Washington DC || August
  • Places Where Massacres of Native Americans Happened || June
  • Sites that honor African Americans in the Military || June
  • Where to See Some of the Most Historic American Flags || June
  • America’s Naval, Air and Space Museums || June
  • America’s Tall Ship Museums || May
  • America’s Aircraft Carrier Museums || May
  • America’s Battleship Museums || May
  • Churches and Temples of Los Angeles: A Driving Tour || April
  • Religious Sites of New York City – Part One – Downtown Manhattan || April
  • Churches of St. Augustine’s Historic District: A Walking Tour || April
  • Churches of Philadelphia’s Historic District: A Walking Tour || March
  • Religious Sites of Downtown Cincinnati || March
  • Religious Sites of Historic San Francisco || March
  • Churches of Charleston’s Historic District: A Walking Tour || March
  • Where to go for Ash Wednesday Services after Carnival and Mardi Gras || February
  • Historic African Baptist Churches of the South || January

2019 Articles

  • America’s Best Christmas Movie Destinations || December
  • America’s Best Small Town Christmas Markets || November
  • America’s Tallest Battle Monuments || November
  • A 500th Anniversary Tour of Lutherstadt Wittenberg || November
  • Places Where the Devil has Appeared || October
  • Where is the Location of the Ark of the Covenant || October
  • Unusual Jewish Sites of Central Asia || October
  • Oldest Churches and Cathedrals in the World || September
  • Ancient Churches of the East in America || August
  • Catholic Missions of the Rocky Mountains || July
  • Best Churches in Europe that You’re Not Seeing || July
  • American Military Monuments in the Pacific || June
  • American Military Monuments in France || May
  • American Military Monuments in Mexico and Cuba || May
  • The Roof of Notre Dame de Paris: A Tribute || April
  • Easter Sunday Events in the South || April
  • America’s Mormon Pilgrimage Trail || April
  • America’s Best Chapels in Nature || March
  • St. Patrick’s Day in the West || March
  • St. Patrick’s Day in the South || March
  • St. Patrick’s Day in the Midwest || March
  • Countries With The Most Religious Sites || February
  • Top Five Possible Locations of the Holy Grail || February
  • Seven Things St. Helena Discovered (or Not) || January
  • America’s Maritime Churches || January
  • Top Five Religious Sites Destroyed in 2018 || January
  • Seven Scientists Who Challenged the Church || January

2018 Articles

  • World’s Best Santa Sites || December
  • America’s Best Santa Sites || December
  • America’s Best Hanukkah Destinations || December
  • Thanksgiving Church Tour of Massachusetts || November
  • Horror Movies Filmed in Churches – European Edition || October
  • Horror Movies Filmed in Churches || October
  • Historic Synagogues of California || September
  • Historic Jewish Sites of Italy || September
  • Oldest Church in Every State – Part 6 (Northwest) || September
  • Oldest Church in Every State – Part 5 (Southwest & Pacific) || August
  • Oldest Church in Every State – Part 4 (Deep South) || August
  • Oldest Church in Every State – Part 3 (Midwest) || August
  • Oldest Church in Every State – Part 2 (Southeast) || July
  • Oldest Church in Every State – Part 1 (Northeast) || July
  • Religious Museums of the South || July
  • America’s Colonial Anglican Churches || May
  • The Complete Pilgrim’s Most Popular Articles || May
  • Poland’s Most Historic Religious Sites || April
  • Historic Catholic Sites of Cuba || April
  • Oldest Protestant Congregations in America || April
  • Places to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. || April
  • Largest Congregations in America – Part 2 (Non-Denominational) || March
  • Largest Congregations in America – Part 1 (Traditional) || March
  • Largest Traditional Churches in America || March
  • Religious Sites We Lost in 2017  || February
  • Places I Want to See from “Here I Walk” by Andrew Wilson || January

2017 Articles

  • America’s Best Literary Horror Sites || October
  • America’s Best Ghost Tours || October
  • Historic Synagogues Beyond New York || October
  • Unusual Christian Sites of the South || April
  • Biblical Sites of Iran || March
  • Religious Sites We Lost in 2016 || January

2016 Articles

  • Christmas Light Drive-Thrus of the South || December
  • Brazil’s Most Historic Religious Sites || August
  • Historic Synagogues of the South || April
  • The Reformation Anniversary in Germany is Hot Topic at the FTA || February
  • Mardi Gras Beyond New Orleans || February

2015 Articles

  • Religious Sites We Lost in 2015 || December
  • Most Haunted Churches in the Northeast || October
  • Most Haunted Churches in the South || October*
  • The Abbey from James Martin’s  “The Abbey” || October
  • ISIS Destroys Another Biblical Site || March
  • The “Blood Infernal” Trail || February

 2014 Articles

  • Happy 500th Birthday John Knox || October
  • ISIS, War in Syria Threaten Jewish and Christian Sites || July

Random Thoughts

  • Abraham Tours – A Review || August 2022
  • Empires and Israel || July 2022
  • Seven Excellent Movies to Watch on Independence Day – Civilian Edition || June 2022
  • Seven Excellent Movies to Watch on Independence Day – Military Edition || June 2022
  • How Many Churches And Denominations Are There In America And The World? || May 2022
  • Were There Egyptians Among The Israelites of the Exodus? || April 2022
  • Most Memorable Depictions of God in Movies || March 2022
  • Most Successful Religious Movies at the Academy Awards || February 2022
  • Be a Tourist, Not a Traveler || January 2022
  • A Brief Pop History Of Christmas || December 2021
  • What Happened to Trick or Treating? || November 2021
  • Ten Major Jewish and Christian Anniversaries Coming Up in the Next Decade || August 2020
  • Stories from the Hebrew Bible That Need to be Made into Movies || July 2020
  • The Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time || December 2019
  • Seven Most Religious Superheroes of the Marvel Universe || April 2019
  • Biblical Epics Part 2 – Less Than Stellar Bible Movies || February 2019
  • Biblical Epics Part 1 – Celebrating A Century Of The Bible In Film || February 2019
  • Full Listing of Religious Sites in The Complete American Pilgrim || October 2018
  • Movies that Never Need to be Remade Again || March 2018
  • What Would Jesus Bake? || July 2017
  • Ten Things I Miss About New York City || April 2017
  • Review – “The Pilgrim Journey” || September 2016
  • New York City – 110 Years, 105 Championship Teams || October 2015
  • The Great Presbyterian Schism of 2015 || October 2015
  • Twelve Things I Miss About Disney World || September 2015
  • Chad: North Africa’s Unlikely Hero || August 2015

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Howard Kramer is the creator and author of The Complete Pilgrim. He first took an interest in religious sites in his early twenties when traveling through Italy after college. In the two decades since he has traveled to more than two dozen countries and almost every state, visiting and photographing hundreds of the world’s greatest churches, synagogues and other places of religious interest. Howard has been writing about religious sites for the better part of the last decade, and The Complete Pilgrim is the culmination of years of his work and passion.

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