The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.

One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Spectacular secluded inlet with clear waters flanked by limestone cliffs.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

One of Malta’s most important Neolithic sites sits in a suburban area south of the country’s capital.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.

Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.