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

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

One of the few guarded stops along the great spice route.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The largest garbage dump in all of Central America is home to a tragic community that make their living from the refuse.

This hilltop fort is a dark holdover from one of Latin America's bloodiest dictatorships.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.