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

Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

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

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

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

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

An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

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

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

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

This remote outpost hosts the remains of one of Australia's key sites in the history of convicted laborers.

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

Visible from both land and sea.

This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.