Healing

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.

These thermal springs were once popular with residents of a nearby Roman colony.

This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.

A spring purported to have healing properties lies just outside Scotland's capital.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

This is the site of the medieval holy well of St. Chad.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

Does this 10-foot-tall statue carved into a rock face depict a king afflicted by a skin condition or a Buddhist figure?

At the "fishing boat shrine," an offering is said to help ward off fevers.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

Plagued with warts? Leave a frog at this small shrine in the city of Tosa, and you may be cured.

This hermitage spanning an Italian river gorge draws pilgrims hoping to heal ailments like arthritis and migraines.