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The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

Ancient rock-cut tomb? Definitely. That of a great Median king? Unlikely.

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

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

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

A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.

Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.