Year: 2013

Machon Ayalon

Discover Machon Ayalon in Rehovot, Israel: Hidden beneath a washing machine in a fake kibbutz, this secret bullet factory has been preserved as a museum.

Tisch Family Zoological Park

Discover Tisch Family Zoological Park in Jerusalem, Israel: Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

Tel Hazor

Discover Tel Hazor in Ayelet HaShahar, Israel: A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.

Museum On The Seam

Discover Museum On The Seam in Jerusalem, Israel: 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.

Church of San Giorgio

Discover Church of San Giorgio in Monselice, Italy: This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

Tempio Canoviano

Discover Tempio Canoviano in Possagno, Italy: This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

Monte Nuovo

Discover Monte Nuovo in Pozzuoli, Italy: Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo

Discover Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo in San Carlo, Italy: For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

Sabaudia

Discover Sabaudia in Sabaudia, Italy: A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

Alba Fucens

Discover Alba Fucens in Alba, Italy: Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

Antonio Scarpa’s Head

Discover Antonio Scarpa's Head in Pavia, Italy: What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery

Discover Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery in Torba, Italy: An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

Cathedral of St. Ambrose

Discover Cathedral of St. Ambrose in Vigevano, Italy: The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

Su Nuraxi di Barumini

Discover Su Nuraxi di Barumini in Barumini, Italy: This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Ettore Guatelli Museum

Discover Ettore Guatelli Museum in Gaiano, Italy: A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

Colonia Fara

Discover Colonia Fara in Chiavari, Italy: This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

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