One of only two towns in Israel populated by Circassians, a sect of Sunni Muslims who are also devoted to Israeli military service.

This synagogue is covered in beautiful mosaics that explore the history of the Jewish people.

This wooden home was built in West Virginia by a Scottish immigrant before being moved to an Israeli winery.

One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.

An autonomous community living in the southern Negev desert.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

A memorial monument over the ruins of Sderot’s police station remembers the lives lost in the October 7th attack.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

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.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery

Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

A site paying tribute to an 18th century Scottish fiddler

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.