These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

This Denmark theme park is part family attraction, part experimental archaeology project.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.