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The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."

In the middle of a barren desert, a massive, solitary rocky thumb juts out.

It's believed human settlements from the Palaeolithic Age were established not far from this canyon.

In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

An annual two-week festival near the city of Riyadh when Saudis let their hair down.

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.

A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.

Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.

This giant volcanic crater holds its very own field of salt.

This mesmerizing, colorful structure looks like a tent made from stained glass.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.

An extensive network of secret tunnels was created for the Nazi project "Riese."