Faith & History

Cathedrals, ancient sites and old roads.

Cathedrals of Europe — Chartres, Cologne and the Sagrada Família — the buildings that took centuries, and the towns around them. (12 days, France to Spain)
Rome, walked slowly — The Forum, the catacombs and St Peter's across a week, so nobody's dragged through three sites a day. (7 days, Italy)
Washington's great churches — The closest thing this country has to a European cathedral. Gargoyles you need binoculars to find, and a crypt church under the whole thing. (4 days, Washington DC)
The mission trail at San Antonio — Four Spanish colonial missions strung along one river, joined by a flat bike path. Ride a stretch of it in the cool of the morning. (4 days, Texas)
Missions of the California coast — A drive down the old road, stopping at whitewashed missions and the beaches between them. (9 days, California)