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

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

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

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

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

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

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.

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

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

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

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

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

The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.

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

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.