Through a collection of modern bric-a-brac this museum tells the story of the Jewish people from Biblical times to today.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

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

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

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

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.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.

This wooden home was built in West Virginia by a Scottish immigrant before being moved to an Israeli winery.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

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

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.