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

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

The remains of this ancient fortress atop a manmade hill look as though they were built into a volcano.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

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

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Al Rahmah Mosque appears to "float" atop the Red Sea.

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

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

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

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.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.

This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.