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Wide perspective of the rosary.

Tagum, Philippines

Largest Rosary in the World

This massive Roman Catholic rosary is composed entirely of wood.

Permanently Closed

Munich, Germany

Ost-West-Friedenskirche (East-West Peace Church)

An Orthodox church inside a small "Garden of Eden" built by a man who had a vision.

Podcast: The Jagannath Temple

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 23, 2021

Cappella Suardi

Trescore Balneario, Italy

Cappella Suardi

Jesus turns into vines inside this chapel.

In September 2021, thousands came to Cornwall to see the <em>Ordinalia</em>, a cycle of three, 14th-century religious mystery plays originally written in Cornish.

The Centuries-Old Plays Helping to Revitalize a Once-Lost Language

One challenge: finding actors who speak Cornish.

Richard Collett November 18, 2021

Podcast: The International Church of Cannabis

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 10, 2021

A tunnel in Warren’s Shaft System, which he and his team explored—not particularly safely.

The Man Who Found Jerusalem’s Western Wall Tunnels Couldn’t Find Jack the Ripper

A 19th-century excavation, a beleaguered police chief, and the ongoing tension over a city’s heritage.

Gitit Ginat November 8, 2021

The intetior

Church of San Bernardino

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

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Podcast: Haw Par Villa

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 4, 2021

The Famous Fight Over the Turn-of-the-Century Trend of Spirit Photography

In one corner: Harry Houdini. And in the other: Arthur Conan Doyle.

April White October 29, 2021

One of Kanha Tiger Reserve's revered residents: Conservation scientists are studying how villagers near the Central Indian park coexist with the big cats.

An Ancient 'Tiger God' Helps Communities and Big Cats Coexist in India

Across the central and western parts of the country, reverence for the deity translates to tolerance for predators.

Radhika Iyengar September 14, 2021

The "angels"

Ekbalam, Mexico

"Angels" of Ek' Balam

These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.

A group of pilgrims collect water from the fountain near the church, which is said to have miraculous properties. The water is collected from a stream just below the hill on which the church was built. Many people carry a jerry can of this water home with them.

Pilgrims Flock to the Site of Africa's Only Recognized Marian Apparition

A small town in Rwanda was home to visions in the 1980s that, in retrospect, portended the violence to come.

Tamara Ferrari August 24, 2021

Real Santuario Insular de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Royal Island Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows)

La Palma, Spain

Real Santuario Insular de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Royal Island Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows)

The oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still impresses people nearly half a millennium later.

In France, Plaincourault Chapel features a peculiar depiction of the Garden of Eden's Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Does This Medieval Fresco Show A Hallucinogenic Mushroom in the Garden of Eden?

Controversy over what's depicted in the image, and what it may say about early Christians, has raged for decades.

Emma Betuel August 5, 2021

Vedanta Society Building - 2963 Webster Street, San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Vedanta Society's Old Temple

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Blagaj monastery by night.

Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Blagaj's Dervish Monastery

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

Offerings on the tree's trunk and fence

Ahuehuete de Chalma

This specimen of Mexico's national tree is now central to religious pilgrimage and rituals.