Places tommimeckley2 Wants to Go

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

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

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

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.

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

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.

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

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

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

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

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

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

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

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.