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The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."

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

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

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 ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

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

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

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

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.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

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

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

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.