Hidden away in a back alley, this Art Nouveau cafe has been in business since 1882.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

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.

A Flintstones-themed eatery in the heart of Ayia Napa’s party strip.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

Al Rahmah Mosque appears to "float" atop the Red Sea.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.

Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

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

The largest hewn stone in history.

One of the oldest monasteries in the world is a key pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Christians.

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

Home to over 1,000 street signs, this museum offers visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.