A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

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

Two innocuous monuments found in separate locations attempt to unite a city.

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

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

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.

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

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

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

The history of Tel Aviv told through a work of art.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

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

This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.

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

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

This site honors an Israeli cargo ship that was destroyed by the government in 1948.

One of only three fountains created by the iconic architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

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

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.