Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

This tiny, charming synagogue in the Cayman Islands was built by a man as a present for his Jewish wife.

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.

Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.