An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Three members of Syria's ruling family entombed in quiet mountain town.

3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.

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

This ornate mosque is said to hold the remains of Muhammad's granddaughter beneath its dome of pure gold.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.

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

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

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."

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

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."