A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

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 historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

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

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

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

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

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.

Three members of Syria's ruling family entombed in quiet mountain town.

This ornate mosque is said to hold the remains of Muhammad's granddaughter beneath its dome of pure gold.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.