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All written content of The Complete Pilgrim is the sole, proprietary work of its author, Howard Kramer, and is protected under the copywrite laws of the United States. All written materials are his own work based on his personal travel experiences and independent research. Photographic content is sourced from both the author’s personal archives as well the public domain. In the case of the latter every effort was made to correctly cite the source of each public photograph.

The various lists of top travel sites (100 Must See American Sites, 100 Must See Christian Sites, etc.) are based solely on the research and opinions of Howard Kramer. Although a subjective process, the author made every effort to incorporate those places that are most truly representative of their category (see methodology). No compensation, monetary or otherwise, was accepted in exchange for inclusion.

The Complete Pilgrim makes every effort to provide up-to-date visitor information for each place discussed on its website. However, The Complete Pilgrim makes no warranties or guaranties of any sort as to opening times, cost of admission, closures, directions or any other visitor information, and strongly recommends visitors verify all travel details independently.

Similarly, The Complete Pilgrim makes no warranties or guaranties of accessibility or safety to any site, and strongly recommends visitors investigate traveler safety on websites such as the U.S. Department of State (http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings).

Methodology

The process of selecting the various sites of interest was highly subjective, and many hundreds of places were considered for each category. In order to narrow down the choices, the following were taken into consideration:

1) Is the site already a widely recognized pilgrimage destination, with a substantial number of annual visitors

2) Is the site directly associated with the Bible

3) Was the site critical as a religious center

4) Is anybody buried at the site who played a critical or famous role in history

5) Is there an artifact or document of great religious importance associated with or located at the site

6) Was the site the location of an important or devastating event

The Complete Pilgrim reserves the right to review these lists and make changes at any time.

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Welcome to The Complete Pilgrim(TM)! This site, created by Howard Kramer, is a combination travel blog and online guide to the world's greatest sites of religious interest (with some historic and recreational places thrown in for good measure). All written content has been originally researched and produced and is provided free for public research and enjoyment. Thank you for visiting!

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Have a comment, a great photo or a religious site you'd like to nominate for the weekly spotlight? We would love to hear from you. Email us at hkramer@thecompletepilgrim.com.

About the Author

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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