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A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

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

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.

Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

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

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.