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The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.

This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

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

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

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

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.

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

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

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

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

This eatery is emblematic of the connection between Jamaica and Nubia.

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

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

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

An endless sea of white conical domes.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.