A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

The remains of a Zoroastrian temple that bore witness to a time when Aden was a flourishing trading hub.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

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

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

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

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

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.

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

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.