Architects have designed a Martian city for the desert outside Dubai
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/scenic-airport-landings-2020/index.html
I wonder why Dubai International Airport is ranked 9th best. As far as I know, the scene while landing or taking off is ordinary. Surely, for some people, desert seen from aircrafts would seem to be rare. But, it's also common landscape among Middle-Eastern countries.