This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

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

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

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

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

A sandstone lamp post in Mumbai's business district honors the war efforts of the Port Trust and its employees who fell during World War I.

This 19th-century heritage building once housed a department store that supplied British provisions in the city.

A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.

A heritage structure designed in 1882 honors a Parsi philanthropist.

Mumbai's angel.

These animal carvings stand as a representation of India and Britain.

A drinking water fountain in the heart of Mumbai, built by a father in memory of his son.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.