A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

The most sacred Jewish shrine in Iran and a fine example of restoration works gone wrong.

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.

New Hampshire's most beloved war hero lived out his retirement in this peaceful homestead.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

This grand yet little-visited tomb seems almost carved into the hill it sits on.

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.