Hunter, New York
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.
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Hunter, New York
This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.
Karpacz, Poland
This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Sæby, Denmark
This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.
Chatsworth, New Jersey
How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Grayling, Michigan
This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.
Issaquah, Washington
A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.
Ludlow, Vermont
A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.
Ithaca, New York
This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.
Lubec, Maine
This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.
Brooklyn, New York
“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.
Independence, Missouri
A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.
Frederikshavn, Denmark
The largest collection of hair jewelry in Europe reminds you how creepy 19th-century love was.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Naples, Italy
The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Cuenca, Ecuador
This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.
Conques, France
The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.
Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Bar-le-Duc, France
Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.
Dublin, Ireland
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.