The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

The world's longest known cave system.

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

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

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

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

Idol made by King Jeroboam for the Israelites.

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

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.