Sacred Spaces

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.

An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."