Places deriverative Wants to Go

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The wreck of a World War II cargo ship has become an unintentional time capsule at the bottom of the Red Sea.

The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.

Hidden away in a back alley, this Art Nouveau cafe has been in business since 1882.

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

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

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

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

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

Scattered monuments in the middle of the Sahara dedicated to the late Egyptian actor and desert explorer.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

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

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.