Luxor, Egypt
Colossi of Memnon
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
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Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
La Palma, Spain
You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.
Figueres, Spain
This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.
Vilaplana, Spain
Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.
Asturias, Spain
A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.
Madrid, Spain
Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.
Yaiza, Spain
This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.
Porto do Son, Spain
Seaside ruins of a settlement that date back to the first century B.C.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain
Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
Alaior, Spain
This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
Terrassa, Spain
The Gaudí-inspired building that was the start of Terrassenc modernism.
Madrid, Spain
A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.
Ronda, Spain
The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.
Vallehermoso, Spain
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
Consuegra, Spain
This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.
Dakar, Senegal
Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.
Key West, Florida
Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Ndougou, Gabon
The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."
Key Largo, Florida
The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.