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Edinburgh, Scotland

Gilmerton Cove

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Added by rebeccaorr74
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Edinburgh, Scotland

Old Calton Cemetery

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Added by aerialdomo
Edinburgh, Scotland

Altered Traffic Signs

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Edinburgh, Scotland

Dundas House

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Edinburgh, Scotland

Mary King's Close

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.
Added by Delireus
Jordan

Damiya Dolmen Field

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Jarash, Jordan

Gerald Lankester Harding's Burial Place

The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.
Added by GlidingGoose
Jerash, Jordan

The Ruins of Jerash

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Madaba, Jordan

Madaba Mosaic Map

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.
Added by Liza B
Es-Salt, Jordan

Es-Salt

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.
Rebecca Byrne Added by Rebecca Byrne
Amman, Jordan

Iraq al-Amir

Just outside of Jordan's capital lies an ancient castle and intriguing caves dating back to the Copper Age.
Rebecca Byrne Added by Rebecca Byrne
Amman, Jordan

Sports City

This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.
jenyag Added by jenyag
Amman, Jordan

Hand of Hercules

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Ashalim, Israel

Ashalim Power Station

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.
Dror Added by Dror
Be'er Sheva, Israel

Ein Avdat

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.
ErezSpeiser Added by ErezSpeiser
Be'er Sheva, Israel

Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center

Israel's premiere solar energy research facility provides energy to nomads.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Jordan

Qasr Amra

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Ramat Negev Regional Council, Israel

Makhtesh Ramon

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.
gabeschwartz Added by gabeschwartz
Ketura, Israel

Judean Date Palm Methuselah

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Neot Semadar, Israel

Kibbutz Neot Semadar

An autonomous community living in the southern Negev desert.
starfennec Added by starfennec
Shakaria, Jordan

Hejaz Railway Train of Wadi Rum

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