Pilgrimage to the dead and famous

Visited Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise in Paris, done Elvis Presley?

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Looking for Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise:

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How about a pilgrimage to the birthplace of John Wayne. The 'western' actor who died in 1979. 

In april 2015 Winterset Ohio opened the John Wayne birthplace and museum.

Winterset? Yes, also the place from the novel The Bridges of Madison County.

(website museum)

See the website for the museum here.

or read the article ('Make a pilgrimage...') in the Smithsonian by Matt Blitz here.

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Reminds me of The World of James Herriot in Thirsk (UK). I visited the James Herriot conference many years ago. A conference about James Wight. You perhaps know this British veterinary surgeon and writer as James Herriot. Author of All creatures great and small (and many others following).

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As this blog is about place have a look at the Yorkshire Dales, the countryside of James Herriot.

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Tried to find the grave of James Wight, but he was cremated and his ashes scattered.

A virtual pilgrimage along 94 graves:

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Continue this exploration on

Dead famous: Celebrity graves that make cemeteries a decent day out

or

a phototour The 10 best ... famous graves

The future item on this blog will be a 'pilgrimage' to a bench along a canal!

An example of film induced pilgrimage.

Northern Spain camino's officially on Unesco Heritage List

Some time ago I posted an item on several northern Spain camino's finding their way to the Unesco World Heritage List.
See item here.

On July 5, 2015 this decision became final.

(Source: LaNuevaEspana.)

The text:
"Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain [an extension of the “Routes of Santiago de Compostela”]—A network of four Christian pilgrimage routes in northern Spain, the site is an extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela, a serial site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993. The extension represents a network of almost 1,500 km: coastal, interior of the Basque Country–La Rioja, Liébana and primitive routes. It includes a built heritage of historical importance created to meet the needs of pilgrims, including cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels and even bridges. The extension encompasses some of the earliest pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, following the discovery in the 9th century of a tomb believed to be that of St. James the Greater."
Source: Unesco (http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1317/)

Spain is happy.

La Nueva Espana (click to go there)