A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.

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

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

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

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

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

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.