Jerusalem, Israel
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This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.
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Jerusalem, Israel
This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.
Ein Gedi, Israel
The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.
Be'er Sheva, Israel
A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.
Israel
Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.
Haifa, Israel
Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
Almon, Israel
A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.
Israel
This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Jerusalem, Israel
The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
Rangsdorf, Germany
The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.
Ulm, Germany
Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
Ulm, Germany
The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
Stuttgart, Germany
The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Small Island off the coast of Greenland.
Ikateq, Greenland
A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.
Greenland
The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.
Rivière-Koksoak, Québec
A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.