An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.