Places Alpy Wants to Go

One of the largest pagodas in Nepal is a 13th century testament to regional craftsmanship.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

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.

An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

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

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

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

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

Hidden out of public view in the National Library of Israel is a collection of "Stalag's," 1960s Nazi themed porno paperbacks written and consumed by Israelis.

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

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

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.