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Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

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

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

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

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.

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

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.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.