If you believe that the world would be a better place with peace, love, understanding and more compassion, then Buddhism might be for you, and there’s a lovely temple in Nashville to help you on your path – the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, one of the region's largest Tibetan Buddhist centers, with temples in Nashville and Monterey.

Tennessee has a fascinating history of Utopian Societies, past and present. In this beautiful part of the world many dreams have been thought possible, but often scandal and tragedy led to their demise. Let’s explore what some of these utopias were about, why some ultimately fell apart, and why a few still survive to this day.

Sacred Sites of Tennessee has been around more than two years now. Here is a list of the most popular posts that have been read, not only in Tennessee but across the nation and around the world!

Tucked away in a meandering bend of the Harpeth River you might not realize that an ancient Native American mound center hides in plain site

The people who founded, created and built Jackson, TN are reflected in three historic cemeteries.

The Parthenon of Nashville is the only full-sized replica of the Greek Parthenon in the western hemisphere, and its statue of Athena is the

When you think of beautiful, serene and historic cemeteries with so much going for them, it’s hard to do any better than Elmwood Cemetery!

The Wat Lao Buddharam Temple and Mausoleum is a beautiful centerpiece of the Laotian community of Murfreesboro.

900 Broadway, Nashville 37203 Christcathedral.org (615) 255-7729 Tours are given on Saturdays from 10a to 12p, Sundays after 8:30a and...

460 Ozier Road Pinson, TN 38366 731-988-5614 tnstateparks.com/parks/pinson-mounds Trails and Shelters open 7am to Sunset. Museum and Office open 8am-4:30p Mon-Sat, 1pm-4:30p Sun. To reach Pinson Mounds Archaeological Park from Jackson, follow US Hwy 45S to the town of Pinson. Turn left at the park sign, onto State Hwy 197 and follow signs 2.5 miles to park entrance. Third weekend of September is Archaeofest, a celebration of American Indian culture and history. Group tours a

328 Rep. John Lewis Way N., Nashville 37219 (615) 256-1704 https//stmarysdowntown.org/ The church is open weekdays (Tues – Friday) from...

527 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209 (615) 356-7207 www.ganeshatemple.org Public tours take place on the second Saturday of every...

5015 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 352-7620 www.templenashville.org Judaism has been in the US since colonial times, before we...

Sadhguru's Isha Institute for Inner-Sciences in McMinnville, TN is one of two ashrams in the United States run by the Isha Foundation

Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Hendersonville, TN is the oldest church in Middle Tennessee. Historic Beech Cemetery is adjacent.

Moors Ln, Brentwood, 37027 Open every 3rd Saturday of the month. Also open from the greenway trail every day. Pimm Historic Park is the site of the Fewkes Group mounds and Boiling Springs Academy If you live in the Nashville area like I do, you probably think of Indian mounds as something you have to plan a day trip to visit. Normally you would be right to think this way. After all, almost all evidence of Native Americans has been obliterated in the city and suburbs of Nashv

2322 Zion Road, Columbia, TN 38401 (931) 381-1272 Zion Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, Columbia,TN In many ways, the story of how Zion Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in Columbia came to be is the story of Tennessee. There was a time when Tennessee was a wilderness, filled with fearsome things like bears and Indians. But for people who were seeking a new start, and place they could call their own and forge into something special, those challenges were more than worth it.

Legends of Fairies and Little People thrive all around the world. The Native Americans in Tennessee also had stories.

1101 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37210 Daylight hours Mon-Sun (615) 255-4193 Mount Olivet has more obelisks than any other nearby...

445 Poplar Hill Rd. Self-Guided Tour, 1 1/2 mile Loop Trail, Easy Skill Level, Dirt Path Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area, TN Department of Environment and Conservation If you’re unable to come to the site, you can find a virtual tour here: Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area (arcgis.com) In addition, consider going on the Lebanon/Wilson County Historic Sites Driving Tour to see other important sites just a few miles away! www.hldrivingtour.info. The main mound use