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Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait Water Towers

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Kuwait City, Kuwait

House of Mirrors

Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics.
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Ushaiqer, Saudi Arabia

Ushaiqer Heritage Village

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Saudi Arabia

The Edge of the World

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Masmak Fortress

A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.
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Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Lion Tombs of Dadan

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Qasr al-Farid

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
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Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Hegra Archaeological Site

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

Jabal Ikmah

The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Al 'Ula

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

Al Balad

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.
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Accra, Ghana

Black Star Square

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Accra, Ghana

Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
serflac Added by serflac
Accra, Ghana

La Tante DC 10

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.
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Ouidah, Benin

The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Lome, Togo

Akodessewa Fetish Market

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Cotonou, Benin

Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.
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Cape Coast, Ghana

Cape Coast Castle

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
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Sevelen, Switzerland

Alte Rheinbrücke (Old Rhine Bridge)

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
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San felice del Benaco, Italy

Isola del Garda

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
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Sirmione, Italy

Grotte di Catullo (Grottoes of Catullus)

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.
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Sirmione, Italy

Scaligero Castle

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.
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Verona, Italy

Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
HJHausman Added by HJHausman