This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

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

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

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.