St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

This student-run nightclub was originally a World War II bomb shelter.

The longest pedestrian tunnel in the world.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

This abandoned fishing village may or may not be haunted.

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

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

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.

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

A 3,000 acre historic oasis and farm in the middle of the UAE's "Green City".

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

Dating back to 1812, this is the oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

Proof of ancient aliens, or simply a creative way for farm laborers to clear their fields?

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

France's last leper colony is now a historic shopping center