Places FlyExpat Wants to Go

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

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

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

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

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

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

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

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

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

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