Churches

Instead of numerals, the unusual clock face spells out a memorial to a lost loved one.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Local legend says there's treasure hidden within its crowded graveyard.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.