Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

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

On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.

Located within one of Israel's most picturesque monasteries is also the country's first meteorological research station.

This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.

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

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

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

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

Lebanese castle built by one man, over a lifetime.

The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.