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

Dine on roast goat inside a scrapped 1960s Soviet airplane.

A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.

An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital.

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

What started as makeshift fishermen's housing has grown into a massive, floating community.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

Not your average art gallery, this massive center hosts 8,000 works from artists across Africa—and it’s free to the public.

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

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

The museum within the Kom-Ombo Temple complex houses mummified crocodiles and mummified crocodile eggs.

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

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.