Places scheung Wants to Go

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

On holy holidays, Israel's second president used this room atop Mount Zion as a refuge to read the Torah.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

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

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

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

Hidden out of public view in the National Library of Israel is a collection of "Stalag's," 1960s Nazi themed porno paperbacks written and consumed by Israelis.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

This site honors an Israeli cargo ship that was destroyed by the government in 1948.

This clock is an architectural flourish that stands out as a landmark among a unique Israeli German community.

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.