The other side is actually green.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.