The most spectacular church in every single state in the US... 🧵
1. Alabama: Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham (1893)
2. Alaska: Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska (1826)
3. Arizona: Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson (1797)
4. Arkansas: Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs (1980)
5. California: Saint Sophia Cathedral, L.A. (1952)
6. Colorado: Chapel on the Rock, Allenspark (1936)
7. Connecticut: St. Mary's Church, Stamford (1928)
8. Delaware: St. Ann’s Church, Wilmington (1887)
9. Florida: Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine (1889)
10. Georgia: Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Savannah (1876)
11. Hawaii: St. Benedict's Painted Church, Honaunau (1902)
12. Idaho: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Boise (1921)
13. Illinois: St. John Cantius Church, Chicago (1898)
14. Indiana: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame (1888)
15. Iowa: Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville (1889)
16. Kansas: Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria (1911)
17. Kentucky: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington (1901)
18. Louisiana: St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (1850s)
19. Maine: Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston (1936)
20. Maryland: Baltimore Basilica (1821)
21. Massachusetts: Trinity Church, Boston (1877)
22. Michigan: Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit (1893)
23. Minnesota: Cathedral of St. Paul, Saint Paul (1915)
24. Mississippi: St. Mary Basilica, Natchez (1882)
25. Missouri: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis (1914)
26. Montana: Cathedral of Saint Helena, Helena (1908)
27. Nebraska: St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha (1905)
28. Nevada: St. Mary in the Mountains, Virginia City (1876)
29. New Hampshire: St. Mary and Archangel Michael Church, Nashua (1898)
30. New Jersey: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark (1954)
31. New Mexico: Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe (1878)
32. New York: St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC (1878)
33. North Carolina: Duke University Chapel, Durham (1935)
34. North Dakota: St. Stanislaus Church, Warsaw (1900)
35. Ohio: Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, Cincinnati (1845)
36. Oklahoma: Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa (1929)
37. Oregon: St. Mary Catholic Church, Mt. Angel (1912)
38. Pennsylvania: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia (1864)
39. Rhode Island: The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence (1889)
40. South Carolina: Unitarian Church, Charleston (1787)
41. South Dakota: Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls (1919)
42. Tennessee: Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville (1914)
43. Texas: Alamo Church, San Antonio (1724)
44. Utah: Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City (1909)
45. Vermont: Stowe Community Church (1863)
46. Virginia: St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Roanoke (1902)
47. Washington: St. James Cathedral, Seattle (1907)
48. West Virginia: Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Wheeling (1926)
49. Wisconsin: Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Erin (1931)
50. Wyoming: Chapel of the Transfiguration, Grand Teton National Park (1925)
Not a state of course, but Washington D.C. needs a mention:
Washington National Cathedral (1988)
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