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This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.

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

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

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

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

Largest cave system in Africa.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.

The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

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

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

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

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.