Herzliya, Israel
The Hermit House
This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.
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Herzliya, Israel
This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.
Jerusalem, Israel
Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.
Hamaam, Israel
An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.
Caesarea, Israel
An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A modern-day cabinet of curiosities housed in a 300-year-old inn.
Ayelet HaShahar, Israel
A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.
Ein Gedi, Israel
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.
Ramat Negev Regional Council, Israel
A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.
Ein Gedi, Israel
The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.
Haifa, Israel
Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.
Be'er Sheva, Israel
A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.
Israel
Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
Almon, Israel
A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.
Israel
This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
Ashkelon, Israel
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
Al-Karaana, Qatar
Once a highly polluted body of water has now been transformed into a gorgeous lagoon.
Umm Bab, Qatar
This unconventionally beautiful landscape possesses stunning scenery you won't easily forget.
Qatar
A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.