The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

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

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

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

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

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

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

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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

The village's cobblestone streets are lined with shops displaying exquisite copper craftsmanship.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.