Religion

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

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

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.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

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

The founder of a utopian religious community based on the Golden Rule laid his son to rest on this grassy hill.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.