An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

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

Just outside of Jordan's capital lies an ancient castle and intriguing caves dating back to the Copper Age.

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

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

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq until ISIS blew it up twice and then drove over it with bulldozers.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

This ancient stone bridge is a hub for daredevils.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.