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Penama Province, Vanuatu
Pentecost Island Land Dive
The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Child's Tomb at Old St. Michael the Archangel Church
Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.
Mesopotamos, Greece
Necromanteion of Ephyra
Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.
Rome, Italy
The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Saint-Bonnet-le-ChĂ¢teau, France
CollĂ©giale de Saint-Bonnet-Le-ChĂ¢teau
Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.
Santee, California
Museum of Creation and Earth History
A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
Laranjal do Jari, Brazil
The Nazi Graveyard of Brazil
This gravesite in the Amazon Rainforest was left behind by a failed Third Reich expedition.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Rosicrucian Pyramids of Bucks County
The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.
Penteli, Greece
Davelis Cave on Pendeli Mountain
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
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Crossville, Tennessee
Minister's Treehouse
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Murphy, North Carolina
Fields of the Woods
The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Portugal
Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar
A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
The Great Pyramid of Cholula
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Rushton, England
Rushton Triangular Lodge
An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.
Rapa Nui, Chile
‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Petra District, Jordan
Petra
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Munich, Germany
Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)
The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.
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