This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

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

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

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

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

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

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

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

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.