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#14 Bahá’í House Of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois

42°4′27″N 87°41′3″W The Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, is the oldest surviving Baha’i House of Worship in the world and the only one in the United States. The building contains an auditorium that seats 1,191 people beneath a 138 foot-high (42 m) domed structure. You’ll also notice that many components of the complex come in sets of nine as the number symbolizes perfection and completion in the Baha’i faith.

Credit: Benjamin Grant/Digital Globe
Credit: Benjamin Grant/Digital Globe

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