An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

This basalt temple in the center of Pune was built more than 250 years ago.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

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

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

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.

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

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.