Amman, Jordan
Iraq al-Amir
Just outside of Jordan's capital lies an ancient castle and intriguing caves dating back to the Copper Age.
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Amman, Jordan
Just outside of Jordan's capital lies an ancient castle and intriguing caves dating back to the Copper Age.
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan
These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.
Karak, Jordan
Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan
Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Shakaria, Jordan
A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Jerash, Jordan
Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
Amman, Jordan
The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.