Places shibumy Wants to Go

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

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

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

This mysterious Lady Liberty stands at the entrance to a small Israeli village.

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.

This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.

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

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

Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

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

Hidden beneath a washing machine in a fake kibbutz, this secret bullet factory has been preserved as a museum.

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.

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

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