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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.

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.

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

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

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

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.