Hidden in the heart of the Najd, an oasis-dotted region 200km northwest of Riyadh, Ushaiger HeritageVillage provides a glimpse of a slow-paced Saudi society of old. Ushaiger–which, in a naming quirk, means ‘little blonde’ to reflect the nearby red mountain that looms over the yellow mud houses–still has a small community of residents, making use of its schools, shops, and mosques. To walk its narrow lanes is to enter a living museum, draped with traces of an ancient way of life.