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

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

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

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

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

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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

The Earth's saltiest natural body of water belches toxic gas.

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.