The Bible is not pure fiction. It is an accurate documentation of history from that period. The people, places and general events are true. It is the supernatural aspect of some stories that people question.
For anyone to say that Noah, Moses, Jesus, etc... never even existed and that they are fictional characters is just ignorant. They existed, but it is up for you to believe if they were more than just regular people.
The best location for Noah's Ark to date is down off the mountain. People want to believe it's in-tact on Mt. Ararat though, so this location doesn't get a whole lot of press even though there is substantial evidence. Petrified wood, some with the needed waterproof coating and also countless rivets...
http://www.specialtyinterests.net/th...noahs_ark.html
http://www.geocities.com/hadiealam/Woodenplatefound.htm