This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

This Sri Lankan cemetery is the final resting place of sci-fi legend Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

A neglected bell tower in modern Colombo is a symbol of the city's colonial past.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

Where artisans use centuries-old techniques to build traditional Arabian ships.

If you dare visit this fort, fire-breathing hyenas might devour your camels.

The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

Traditional architecture and ancient irrigation systems are on display in this gorgeous mountain village.

The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

At the heart of an otherwise bustling city lies some oddly abandoned and ignored historical ruins.

A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

A surreal monument depicting a five-armed giant supporting a toppling cylinder seal.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.