One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.

A remote island settlement off the coast of Tanzania is a storied archaeological site with an ancient past.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

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

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

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

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

An endless sea of white conical domes.

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

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

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.

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

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

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.