A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

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

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

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

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

Museum of amazing old toys and automata.

One of Europe's oldest yew trees has lived more than 2,000 years.

This technological marvel is one of the world's first 3D-printed bridges.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

These wooden balconies that are both decorative and functional.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.