A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

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

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

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

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

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

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.

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

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

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

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Mark Twain once stopped at this rest station during his journey to Nevada.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.