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An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.

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

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

This mysterious Lady Liberty stands at the entrance to a small Israeli village.

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

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

Legions of Roman soldiers bathed in this ancient spa complex under a Budapest transit station.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.