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

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

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

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

An elegant garden commemorating the 1841 visit from apostle and missionary, Orson Hyde.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.