Churches

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

When a conglomerate of visionary startups commandeer a disused Greek Orthodox Church, zaniness ensues.

When a guy acquired a free church, he hauled it away piece-by-piece to make it the tasting hall at his vineyard.

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!