Rujm el-Hiri, Golan
Rujm el-Hiri
Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.
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Rujm el-Hiri, Golan
Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.
Golan
Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.
Merom Golan, Golan
Saddle up to Israel's only cowboy-themed bar for a hearty (and kosher) steak.
Dan, Israel
Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.
Beit Jann, Israel
This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.
Acre, Israel
This synagogue is covered in beautiful mosaics that explore the history of the Jewish people.
Caesarea, Israel
An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.
Herzliya, Israel
This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan
These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.
Shakaria, Jordan
A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.
Jordan
This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Beirut, Lebanon
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
An annual two-week festival near the city of Riyadh when Saudis let their hair down.
Saudi Arabia
A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.
Meybod, Iran
Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.
Nushabad, Iran
A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.
Tehran, Iran
One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.
Oman
Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.
Tayq, Oman
A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.
Takia, Oman
This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt
Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Lampedusa e Linosa, Italy
Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.