Qatar
Al Wukair Scrapyard
Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.
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Qatar
Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.
Qatar
Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.
Baghdad, Iraq
A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.
Ein Gedi, Israel
The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Haifa, Israel
Submerged ruins of a Neolithic coastal settlement, where houses, wells, graves and skeletons have been unearthed.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan
Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.
Ramhormoz, Iran
Leaking natural gas never stops burning on this hill, making it an infinite inferno.
Fars Province, Iran
The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Denbigh, Wales
The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Liverpool, England
This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Milarrochy, Scotland
A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.
Harrogate, England
The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
Nether Kellet, England
This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.
London, England
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Gillingham, England
The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.
England
No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.
Margate, England
This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.
King's Lynn, England
This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.
Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.