An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

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

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

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.