Places deriverative Wants to Go

This flagpole ranks among the world’s tallest and can be seen from three countries.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

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

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.

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

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

This giant underground cave chamber can only be accessed through a small opening at the top.

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."

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

A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.

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

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

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.

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.

Ancient rock art, depicting daily Omani life.

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

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