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

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

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

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

One of the largest cemeteries in the world.

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

A surreal monument depicting a five-armed giant supporting a toppling cylinder seal.

This ancient stone bridge is a hub for daredevils.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.

Oldest World War 2-themed museum in Western Europe.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.