Places DeniseG Wants to Go

This legendary roadside attraction feels like a bizarre mirage, 101 kilometers outside the resort city of Eilat.

These mosaics were created more than half a millennium ago and feature various animals.

One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.

The history of Tel Aviv told through a work of art.

Crusader ruin with views over South Lebanon.

A family recipe is just one of several touches that make this Hebrew headstone special.

This wooden home was built in West Virginia by a Scottish immigrant before being moved to an Israeli winery.

Hidden beneath a washing machine in a fake kibbutz, this secret bullet factory has been preserved as a museum.

This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.

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

Through a collection of modern bric-a-brac this museum tells the story of the Jewish people from Biblical times to today.

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

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

This site honors an Israeli cargo ship that was destroyed by the government in 1948.

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

This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.

It took a lifetime to collect these mechanical musical wonders.

This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.

One of only three fountains created by the iconic architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

This synagogue is covered in beautiful mosaics that explore the history of the Jewish people.