Saint Petersburg, Russia
Russkiy Levsha (The Russian Lefty Museum)
Home to artworks so small you need a microscope to see them.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Home to artworks so small you need a microscope to see them.
Venice, Italy
Tiny museum with unusual specimens.
Madrid, Spain
This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.
Cairo, Egypt
Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Aswan, Egypt
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Pizzo, Italy
This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Cairo, Egypt
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
Abu AR Rish Qebli, Egypt
A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Badrshein, Egypt
In 2400 BC, two male hairstylists decided to spend eternity together. But maybe they were just friends?
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
A stunning fusion of Ottoman and Fatimid architectural styles.
Alexandria, Egypt
This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt
Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
Alexandria, Egypt
The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
Badrshein, Egypt
The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.