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There are 301 entries of Curious Places of Worship in the Atlas
The hallowed halls of great basilicas, temples, cathedrals, and monasteries are universally admired and respected. But not all places of worship are as traditional as that, and some traditional places of worship have some truly strange histories. Hanging temples, religious relics, bizarre shrines full of dolls, trees that looks like Jesus, modern day pyramid cults, all and much more qualify as Curious Places of Worship.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk
09 Apr 2010
West Bend, Iowa
Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones
03 Dec 2009
Bassenge, Belgium
Tower of Eben-Ezer
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the bible and ancient civilizations
25 Aug 2011
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
Pentecost Island Land Dive
The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping
04 Apr 2010
Vienna, Austria
Stephansdom Crypt
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons
29 May 2010
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church carved out of a single rock
03 Dec 2009
