The atlas

Destinations

Every place here was chosen for its landscape and the practices people keep there. Filter by element, or by the sign you're travelling as.

Zodiac sign

12 places shown

Glastonbury

Earth

Glastonbury

England

Avalon, veiled in mist

PiscesCancerVirgo

Best: May to September

Iona

Air

Iona

Scotland

A thin place at the edge of the world

LibraAquariusGemini

Best: May to September

Lake Atitlán

Water

Lake Atitlán

Guatemala

A lake held by volcanoes

CancerScorpioPisces

Best: November to April

Mount Kurama

Air

Mount Kurama

Japan

The mountain where reiki was born

GeminiLibraAquarius

Best: April to May, October to November

Mount Shasta

Fire

Mount Shasta

United States

A snow peak that pulls dreams upward

AquariusLeoSagittarius

Best: June to September

Rishikesh

Air

Rishikesh

India

Where the Ganges comes down out of the mountains

GeminiVirgoAquarius

Best: September to April

Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu

Earth

Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu

Peru

Stone cities built to face the sun

TaurusVirgoCapricorn

Best: May to September

Sedona

Fire

Sedona

United States

Red rock country that hums

LeoAriesSagittarius

Best: March to May, September to November

The Camino de Santiago

Fire

The Camino de Santiago

Spain

Walk until the walking becomes prayer

SagittariusAriesCapricorn

Best: April to June, September to October

Ubud, Bali

Water

Ubud, Bali

Indonesia

Purification, twice a day

PiscesCancerLibra

Best: April to October

Uluru

Earth

Uluru

Australia

Country that remembers

TaurusLeoAries

Best: April to September

Varanasi

Water

Varanasi

India

Where the river carries everything away

ScorpioPiscesCancer

Best: October to March