Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

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

This sixth-century synagogue was first reconstructed digitally, then in real life.

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.

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

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

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

The remains of this ancient fortress atop a manmade hill look as though they were built into a volcano.

Located within one of Israel's most picturesque monasteries is also the country's first meteorological research station.

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

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

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