This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.

A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

This megalithic tomb was crafted by a mysterious civilization that settled the island of Pantelleria.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

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

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of Bogotá, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.