A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".