The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Legend holds that St. Paul was flogged for preaching Christianity at this pillar.

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.

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

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

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

Inside this 3,500-year-old tomb are remarkable ancient Egyptian paintings of African wildlife.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

This sandstone plateau once served as a stronghold for Lesotho's King Moshoeshoe I and his subjects.

An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."