All Places in Ethiopia

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

The hottest place on the planet.

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

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

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

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

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

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

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

The Earth's saltiest natural body of water belches toxic gas.

Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.