Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ilha Fiscal
This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.
Pomerode, Brazil
The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."
São Paulo, Brazil
A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.
Jardim Anapolis, Brazil
Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.
São Paulo, Brazil
The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Jerusalem, Israel
The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.
Ashkelon, Israel
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
Jerusalem, Israel
This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
Haifa, Israel
Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.
Ayelet HaShahar, Israel
A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
Jerusalem, Israel
Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Ketura, Israel
This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.
Nahariya, Israel
The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.
Ramat Negev Regional Council, Israel
A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.
Jerusalem, Israel
Hidden out of public view in the National Library of Israel is a collection of "Stalag's," 1960s Nazi themed porno paperbacks written and consumed by Israelis.
Ein Gedi, Israel
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.