This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

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

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

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.

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

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

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

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

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

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

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

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

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

An endless sea of white conical domes.