| Where | Deity | Shrine | Pilgrims | Boon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland (Memphis, Tennessee) | Elvis Presley | White-columned mansion on a 13.8-acre estate, Lisa Marie jet, the 128-room Heartbreak Hotel, multiple gift shops | Fans, impersonators, Elvis conspiracy theorists | Souvenir photograph in front of wall-sized painting of Graceland gates |
| The Holy Land Experience (Orlando, Florida) | Jesus Christ | Biblical theme park on 15 acres, featuring an “interpretation” of the crucifixion set to music | Christian parents and children | Wholesome alternative to Disney World |
| Crossroads of Highways 61 and 49 (Clarksdale, Mississippi) | Delta blues | Haunt of Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, W.C. Handy, Son House | Aspiring guitarists, folklorists, European blues enthusiasts | Unrivaled guitar skills (in exchange for soul) |
| Roswell (Roswell, New Mexico) | Extraterrestrial life forms | Annual UFO festival, UFOetry, lectures on “The Latest in Suspected Alien Implant Surgery” | Believers, abductees | Purchasable alien paraphernalia, knowing “The Truth” |
| Burning Man (Black Rock Desert, Nevada) | Forty-foot effigy, ignited toward the end of the yearly festival | Makeshift village featuring barter-only economy and art events | Hippies, neotribalists | Sense of community, radical self-expression |
| Sedona (Sedona, Arizona) | Vortices of energy | Red sandstone believed by many to be a “spiritual hotspot” | New Age tourists, attendees of the 1987 Harmonic Convergence | Psychic energy radiated from vortices in the earth |
