Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.

Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.

In the middle of a barren desert, a massive, solitary rocky thumb juts out.

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

This mesmerizing, colorful structure looks like a tent made from stained glass.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

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.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

This living legend of maritime history is enjoying a second life.

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

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

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

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.