At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

The decaying remains of a ship whose captain mysteriously disappeared.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

This dome-shaped mountain boasts amazing views and has a rich religious history.

In a small town outside Jerusalem, a roadside diner is devoted to all things Elvis Presley.

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

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

An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.

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

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

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.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

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

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

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.