Churches

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

Visit this small Mexican church to pray to a mushroom that is supposedly marked with the image of Christ.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.