Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

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

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

Located within one of Israel's most picturesque monasteries is also the country's first meteorological research station.

Hidden beneath a washing machine in a fake kibbutz, this secret bullet factory has been preserved as a museum.

Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

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

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

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

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

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

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

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

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

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.

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

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.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.