Alexandria

 Egypt

Two years ago, after more than a decade of searching, the royal quarter of Alexandria, Egypt, was discovered by greek archeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta in the Shallat Gardens.

Talk about the 11th hour; she was an hour away from giving up the search when she came across the head of a statue, which turned out to be Alexander the Great, after whom the city is named.

There is one major problem, though; the discovery was made over 30 feet below the level of the modern city and also below the water table, which means the city now has to keep the pumps running, or they will have a swimming pool half the size of Central Park, New York.