This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

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.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

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

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.

Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.

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

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.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.