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

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

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

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

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

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

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

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

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

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

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

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

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

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

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.

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

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.