The mystical comes alive in Sacred Places North America, an exciting compilation of 108 spiritual destinations as composed by author Brad Olsen. Enrich your cultural knowledge with this epic collection of the locations that have shaped the spiritual foundation of our continent. Loaded with facts, photos, illustrations and detailed maps, this comprehensive guide takes you on a revealing journey from coast to coast. Along the way, Olsen navigates you through the many unusual mysteries that exist locally in North America. The author pulls you off the beaten trail for a closer look at the medicine wheels, rock art panels, mystical mountains, prehistoric earthen mounds and other lesser-known locales. Why did Native Americans revere certain mountains as sacred? Which off-beat Christian sites attract thousands of visitors annually? Where do New Age adherents convene to experience Earth energy? How did certain prehistoric civilizations mark, with stone or mound, each seasonal equinox or solstice? Where are the most frequent sightings of UFOs and Bigfoot? Why does attendance at Graceland increase every year? Who were the first Europeans to arrive in North America: Irish Monks, Scandinavian Norse, Brittany Celts, or Iberian Phoenicians? Book jacket.