Temples

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

This twisty section of highway in the Himalayan foothills is lined with thousands of small mirrors.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.

One of the oldest and largest Buddhist structures in the Americas, located in a peaceful forest outside Mexico City.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.