The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

Giant aluminum tusks erected over the main thoroughfare to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

This bullet spent 34 years lodged in the chest of Waruhiu Itote, a Mau Mau guerrilla fighter who resisted British colonial rule in the 1950s.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

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

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.