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

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

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

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

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

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

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

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

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

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

An endless sea of white conical domes.

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

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

Built by a North Korean team this monument to African dictator Laurent Kabila has a suspiciously Kim Jong Il shaped body.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Spirits from these lakes are said to produce the local weather and odd phenomena as they bicker between themselves.

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.