Muscat, Oman
The Muttrah Souq
This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.
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Muscat, Oman
This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.
Oman
Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.
Ubar, Oman
Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."
Maqabil, Oman
Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.
Nakhl, Oman
An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.
Qurayyat, Oman
A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.
Muscat, Oman
This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.
Chaoui, Lebanon
Surrounded by natural bridges, this picturesque waterfall drops hundreds of feet into an underground cave.
Tahouitet El Ghadir, Lebanon
Lebanese castle built by one man, over a lifetime.
Qurnat As Sawda, Lebanon
Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.
Kesrouane, Lebanon
The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.
Beirut, Lebanon
This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.
Jbeil, Lebanon
A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.
Jitta, Lebanon
A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.
Qurain, Kuwait
The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.
Zoor, Kuwait
Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.
Damascus, Syria
3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.
Damascus, Syria
Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.
Maaloula, Syria
A historic sanctuary in the last refuge of the Aramaic language.