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

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

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

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.