Wells

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.

This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.