This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.

A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This underground art installation recreates an ancient date honey storeroom.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

Exchange a book at the entrance of this medieval Lovere alley.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.

Study the Alien etchings in this fountain while you refill your water bottle.

Browse through a century of this principality's first popular export.