Churches

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”