The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

The largest hewn stone in history.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

This large stone off the coast of Martinique had a brief career in the Royal Navy.

At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

This lake with an inactive volcano underneath is often said to be bottomless.