A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

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

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.