The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

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

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

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

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.

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.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

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.

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

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.