Glen Innes, Australia
Australian Standing Stones
A tribute to the Celtic nations that helped settle Australia.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Glen Innes, Australia
A tribute to the Celtic nations that helped settle Australia.
Port Arthur, Australia
It's said that visitors can "see" Tasmania inside this cave.
Myrtleford, Australia
The trunk and roots of a river red gum tree were used to create this art piece.
Seaford, Australia
Designed by an artist known for his eccentric, satirical public works of art.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.
Angola
In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.
Belas, Angola
This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.
Lima, Peru
Haunted by its violent past, this colonial bastion was the largest Spanish military installation in the Americas.
Aden, Yemen
The remains of a Zoroastrian temple that bore witness to a time when Aden was a flourishing trading hub.
Saudi Arabia
A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.
Al Reeth, Saudi Arabia
Climbing the "mountain of frustration" is no easy feat.
Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia
Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.
Tamniah, Saudi Arabia
A network of tunnels runs underneath the buildings of this ancient village.
Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia
These desert alfalfa farms redefine the meaning of crop circles.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.
Al-Badie Al-Shamali, Saudi Arabia
Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.
Ad Dilam, Saudi Arabia
A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.
Khubay, Saudi Arabia
It's believed human settlements from the Palaeolithic Age were established not far from this canyon.
Rijal Alma, Saudi Arabia
A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.
Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.
Kaftarhana, Uzbekistan
The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.
Changikhisarak, Uzbekistan
More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.