Sacred Spaces

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

Eternal flame said to be a Hindu Goddesses fiery tounge.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

Join in a Seance at the Swedenborgian Church.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.