Remains of an abandoned coral city.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.