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

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

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

A secluded fortress from the days of the Crusades that offers breathtaking views.

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

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

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

An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice.

An iconic view point of the Sea of Galilee offers a look into Israel's past.

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

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

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

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

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

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

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

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

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

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

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

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

The legendary fortress of a female Kurdish warrior leader.