Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

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

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

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

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

A geometric jumble of homes.

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

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

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.