Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

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

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

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

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.