Earth's Sacred Wonders

Many of the world’s best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some people they’re sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they’re sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges and extraordinary deeds of devotion, rarely seen by outsiders.

Visions of the Divine

Visit Christians in Jerusalem, a Buddhist painter in Nepal and a Yazidi woman in Iraq.

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Closer to the Divine

Learn how a Muslim in Mali, a Shinto in Japan and an Episcopalian in New York worship.

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House of the Divine

See how worshippers in Cambodia, Jerusalem and China live their faith.

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Earth's Sacred Wonders

Episodes

Visions of the Divine

Closer to the Divine

House of the Divine