Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

The hottest place on the planet.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

This Paleolithic cave may be the oldest cemetery in North Africa.