One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

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.

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

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

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

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.