Religion

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

The site of the earliest colonial settlement in the Bahamas started as a place of religious refuge.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

A small town lost in the mountains of southern Italy hosts the childhood home of one of the most famous saints of the 20th century.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.