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A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

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

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

This mix of Islamic art, vintage vehicles, weaponry, architecture, and history is an ode to eclecticism. 

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

West Africa's largest fishing port honors its artisanal fishing process.

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

This abandoned bunker looks out over the Atlantic from its clifftop perch.

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.