This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

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

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

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.

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.