An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

If you dare visit this fort, fire-breathing hyenas might devour your camels.

The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.

The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.

Along this stretch of beach in Denmark resides several massive bastions of energy.

Danish whalers once brought back whale bones to use as building materials in places where wood was scarce.

This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.