Arkansas is a southern U.S. state bordering the Mississippi River. It’s known for its abundant park and wilderness areas, with terrain encompassing mountains, caves, rivers, and hot springs. 1. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum was founded by … Read more
5. Borgund Stave Church Borgund Stave Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland County, Norway. The four corner posts are connected to one another by ground sills, resting on a stone foundation. The intervening staves rise from the ground sills; each is tongued and grooved, to … Read more
4. Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi Island, Russia Located on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Kizhi Island is basically one big open-air museum containing dozens of historical wooden buildings, the most famous of which is the Church of the Transfiguration. The 22-dome structure was built in 1714. According to the Russian carpentry traditions … Read more
3. Notre Dame Basilica (Montreal) Notre-Dame Basilica is a basilica in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The church is located at 110 Notre Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. The interior of the church is amongst the most dramatic in the world and is regarded as … Read more
2. Gergeti Trinity Church Gergeti Trinity Church is a popular name for Holy Trinity Church near the village of Stepantsminda in Georgia. The church is situated on the right bank of the river Chkheri (the left tributary of the river Terek), at an elevation of 2170 meters (7120 feet), under Mount Kazbek. The iconic view … Read more
1. Hallgrímskirkja Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is named after the Icelandic poet and cleric Hallgrímur Pétursson. At 74.5 meters (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. It is known for its distinctively curved spire and … Read more