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

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

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.

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

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.