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Shammar, Mongolia
The Mother Tree
This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.
sacred spaces
The Unverifiable Legend of the Early 20th-Century Preacher Who Raised 14 People from the Dead
Meet Smith Wigglesworth.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Church of Two Worlds
A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.
maps
A Religious Cult Believed They Could Be Reborn Inside Mount Fuji's 'Womb Caves'
A 19th-century map describes a hidden network of lava caves.
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The Quiet Comeback of Istanbul's Hidden Sufi Lodges
The banned dervish halls are scattered through the city.
Selçuk, Turkey
Yedi Uyurlar Mağarası (Cave of the Seven Sleepers)
Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.
extreme sports
America's Least Likely Ultramarathoner Is Also One Of Its Best
Over her 23-year career, Suprabha Beckjord raced enough miles to circle the globe twice.
L'Anse, Michigan
Bishop Baraga Shrine
This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.
Manětín, Czechia
Kostel Svatého Jiří Ghost Church
Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.
Otranto, Italy
Ossuary Chapel of the Cathedral of Otranto
A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Basilica
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
Festenburg, Austria
Festenburg Fortress
Home of controversial poet priest who penned the words for the Austrian national anthem used in the 1930s.
Potsdam, Germany
Alexandrowka
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Luster, Norway
Urnes Stave Church
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
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Found: the Oldest Version Ever of Leviticus
From the time of Jesus.
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia
Church of Andrew the Apostle
A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Dijon, France
The Magic Owl of Dijon
For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
sacred spaces
My Mom Grew Up in a Utopian Colony in Iowa
Amana is the tech-savvy religious group that gave us the freezer.
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