Places deriverative Wants to Go

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

Saddle up to Israel's only cowboy-themed bar for a hearty (and kosher) steak.

This sixth-century synagogue was first reconstructed digitally, then in real life.

Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.