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

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

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

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.