Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

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

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

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

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.

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

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

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

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

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

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

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.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.