A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

The largest hewn stone in history.

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

Lebanese castle built by one man, over a lifetime.

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.

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

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

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

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.