Hidden beneath a washing machine in a fake kibbutz, this secret bullet factory has been preserved as a museum.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

The last operating synagogue in Afghanistan is run by Zablon Simintov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

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

The most sacred Jewish shrine in Iran and a fine example of restoration works gone wrong.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

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.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.