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

A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.

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

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

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

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.

A sense of bewilderment encounters visitors when they happen upon this former railway bridge.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.