An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

Site where Moses may have received the Ten Commandments.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.

Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.

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

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.