A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Every December, this stretch of dusty desert road transforms into a catwalk for a camel beauty pageant.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

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.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

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

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

Home of the world's smallest dinosaur footprints.

With the chapel itself being left to moulder, the cemetery of this abandoned church might be the freshest part.

Named in tribute to Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young.