Religion

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.