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Bible Walk
Mansfield, Ohio

BibleWalk Wax Museum

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.
Provencal scene
Aubagne, France

Santons Maryse Di Landro

This workshop and small museum is dedicated to tiny, delicate figurines that began as a subversive craft after the French Revolution.
saints

The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.
Hadley Meares July 13, 2016
relics

This 680-Year-Old Saint’s Hand Has Never Decomposed

Elizabeth of Aragon's incorrupt appendage is temporarily on view in Portugal.
Rafaela Ferraz July 12, 2016
bones

The Buddha's Skull Bone May Have Been Found in a Chinese Crypt

An ancient inscription claims it belongs to the Buddha.
Erik Shilling July 1, 2016
The Last Supper by Marcos Zapata
Cusco, Peru

Chinchilla Last Supper

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Mosque panorama
Kairouan, Tunisia

Great Mosque of Kairouan

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.
The Basilica viewed from the west of Vezelay
Vézelay, France

La Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.
The Hockomock Swamp, or “place where spirits dwell” was the final holdout for the Wampanoag during King Philip’s War.
art

How Massachusetts Came to Have Its Own Bermuda Triangle

The story behind some very mysterious rocks.
Jake Robertson June 13, 2016
Schulenburg, Texas

Painted Churches of Texas

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.
food

Found: A 2,000-Year-Old, 22-Pound, Still-Edible Hunk of Bog Butter

Maybe not the best thing to eat, though.
Sarah Laskow June 13, 2016
churches

Europe's First Pornographic Blockbuster Was Made in the Vatican

Copies of the 16 explicit paintings were turned into a booklet that circulated throughout the continent.
Esther Inglis-Arkell June 13, 2016
Interior
Golden Meadow, Louisiana

Holy Mary Shrine

One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.
The Garden of Philosophy
Budapest, Hungary

The Garden of Philosophers

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.
The minaret of the Mosque-Cathedral
Córdoba, Spain

Mezquita (Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba)

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
cults

These Eerie Bronze Hands Were Tokens of a Mysterious Ancient Cult

The Hand of Sabazius is one of the last artifacts of this lost religion.
Lauren Young June 7, 2016
sacred spaces

The Long Quest to Find Ashkenaz, the Birthplace of Yiddish

Its location has long been debated.
The Conversation June 3, 2016
Italian POW Chapel
Franklin, Indiana

Camp Atterbury Prisoner of War Chapel

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.