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

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

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

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

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

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

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

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

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

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

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.