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Sacred Spaces

The temple in its new interactive exhibit.

London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A house in the Tongo Hills. (Creative Commons)

Bolgatanga, Ghana

Tengzug Shrine

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

Moses with tablets of the Ten Commandments, painting by Rembrandt, 1659. (Wikimedia Commons)

Mount Horeb

Site where Moses may have received the Ten Commandments.

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Incarnation. (Creative Commons)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Incarnation

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

Golden Calf Altar. (Creative Commons)

Golden Calf Altar

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

The Santuario Facade on Monte Pellegrino. (Creative Commons)

Santuario di Santa Rosalia

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

Aurora Picture Show.

Aurora Picture Show

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

Catacombs of San Gennaro.

Catacombs of San Gennaro

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (ncindc/Flickr)

Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Permanently Closed

Al Qardahah, Syria

Tomb of Hafez al-Assad

Three members of Syria's ruling family entombed in quiet mountain town.

Preserved body of St. Joseph of Cupertino; (Valentini17/Photographer)

Basilica of St. Joseph of Cupertino

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

Permanently Closed

Side of Harry's Occult Shop.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Harry's Occult Shop

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

Bled Island

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

St Paul's Catacombs

Maltese Catacomb Complexes

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

Entrance sign. (Wikimedia Commons)

Mount Angel, Oregon

Mount Angel Abbey Museum

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

Original letter of Abraham, the son of Maimonides found in the Cairo genizah.

The Cairo Genizah

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

Skellig Michael

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Chapel interior.

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.