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Bastia, France

Chapel Notre Dame de Monserato

A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."
Manado, Indonesia

Yesus Kase Berkat

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Floating Mosque

Al Rahmah Mosque appears to "float" atop the Red Sea.
Jacksonville, Florida

Grave of Laura Adorkor Kofi

The final resting place of "Mother Kofi," a Black minister who was assassinated in the middle of a sermon.
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.
abandoned

Why Are There So Many Abandoned Churches?

Changing neighborhoods, loss of faith, even heating bills make places of worship among the most common types of forgotten places.
Matthew Christopher February 29, 2024
La Trinidad, Philippines

Bell Church

Visit a Chinese Taoist temple within the Indigenous lands of the northern Philippines.
Damanhur architecture
outsider art

Damanhur and the Mysterious Underground Temple

A complex of psychedelic underground temples—beneath a suburban home in northern Italy.
The Podcast Team October 4, 2025
Seville, Spain

Bar Garlochí

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.
Klis, Croatia

Crkva Sv. Vida (Church of St. Vitus)

One of the very few mosques built by the Ottomans still standing in Croatia is now a Catholic church.
An 18th-century depiction of the <em>tsuchinoko</em>, also called <em>bachi hebi</em>, a snake-like Japanese cryptid.
music

Wonder Is Everywhere: A Jumping Japanese Cryptid, Ancient Amazonian Cities, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White February 2, 2024
The seventh-century Omari mosque in Gaza City, shown here in 2022, was largely destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023.
architecture

The Site of Gaza's Oldest Mosque Has a Rich, Millennia-Old History

The seventh-century Omari Mosque, severely damaged in a recent airstrike, included artifacts of Roman gods, Jewish rituals, and Byzantine and Catholic churches.
Stephennie Mulder January 22, 2024
Velha Goa, India

Museum of Christian Art

Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.
Baptismal Pool
Subaytilah, Tunisia

Baptismal Pool

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.
Cliffony, Ireland

Creevykeel Court Tomb

One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.
Velha Goa, India

Gate of St. Paul's College

All that remains of a 16th-century Jesuit school is this carved, worn gate.
A stone slab with a plaque surrounded by a garden and fence.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Corstorphine Physic Well

A spring purported to have healing properties lies just outside Scotland's capital.
London is at odds with the rest of the country—but not the way you might think.
hinduism

Christianity Is Disappearing in England, As Seen in These Maps

See what's taking its place for the first time in almost 1,500 years.
Frank Jacobs December 15, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts

Statue of Mary Dyer

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.