These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

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

This mesmerizing, colorful structure looks like a tent made from stained glass.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

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

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

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

Once a highly polluted body of water has now been transformed into a gorgeous lagoon.

A superb spot to appreciate the traditional boats of the Indian Ocean.

This unconventionally beautiful landscape possesses stunning scenery you won't easily forget.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

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.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.