An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

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

The hottest place on the planet.

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

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.