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Once a highly polluted body of water has now been transformed into a gorgeous lagoon.

An art installation that will challenge your understanding of reality and perception.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

A superb spot to appreciate the traditional boats of the Indian Ocean.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

This unconventionally beautiful landscape possesses stunning scenery you won't easily forget.

Some of the ancient-looking huts among these strange rock formations aren't ancient at all, but built as part of a movie set.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

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

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.

Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

This millennium-old site reflects a time when sugar was a treasured commodity.

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

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