These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

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

An autonomous community living in the southern Negev desert.

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

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

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.

A secluded fortress from the days of the Crusades that offers breathtaking views.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

This sixth-century synagogue was first reconstructed digitally, then in real life.

Israel's premiere solar energy research facility provides energy to nomads.

An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.

Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.

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

This dome-shaped mountain boasts amazing views and has a rich religious history.

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

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

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

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

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

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

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.