A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

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

An autonomous community living in the southern Negev desert.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

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

A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

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

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

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

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.