This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The place where World War I began.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.