Masada is not one of the great wonders of the world. But it is definitely a one-of-a kind place to visit. It towers 1,300 feet above the Judean Desert and is the site of the most unbelievable fortifications from a battle nearly 2,000 years ago between Jewish zealots and the Roman Legion. For nearly 2 years, the zealots prevailed. But in the end, the powerful Romans succeeded.
