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Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait Water Towers
Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.
29.3897, 48.0033
Kuwait City, Kuwait
House of Mirrors
Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.
29.3748, 47.9895
Ushaiqer, Saudi Arabia
Ushaiqer Heritage Village
Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.
25.3398, 45.1912
Saudi Arabia
The Edge of the World
These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.
24.9460, 45.9909
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al Masmak Fortress
A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.
24.6313, 46.7134
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Lion Tombs of Dadan
Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
26.6471, 37.9161
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
Qasr al-Farid
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
26.7743, 37.9616
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
Hegra Archaeological Site
More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.
26.8050, 37.9574
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Jabal Ikmah
The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."
26.6855, 37.9074
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Al 'Ula
Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
26.6249, 37.9156
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Al Balad
For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.
21.4893, 39.1865
Accra, Ghana
Black Star Square
An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.
5.5480, -0.1927
Accra, Ghana
Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
5.5760, -0.1123
Accra, Ghana
La Tante DC 10
This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.
5.6028, -0.1748
Ouidah, Benin
The Temple of Pythons
Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
6.3596, 2.0851
Lome, Togo
Akodessewa Fetish Market
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
6.1576, 1.2671
Ouidah, Benin
La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)
A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
6.3241, 2.0895
Cotonou, Benin
Ganvie Lake Village
Africa's Venice on stilts.
6.4667, 2.4167
Cape Coast, Ghana
Cape Coast Castle
Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
5.1033, -1.2425
Sevelen, Switzerland
Alte Rheinbrücke (Old Rhine Bridge)
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
47.1324, 9.5116
San felice del Benaco, Italy
Isola del Garda
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
45.5924, 10.5844
Sirmione, Italy
Grotte di Catullo (Grottoes of Catullus)
On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.
45.5015, 10.6066
Sirmione, Italy
Scaligero Castle
One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
45.4924, 10.6084
Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
45.4420, 10.9986
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