This jar honors the role that pottery has played in this Tunisian village over the past millennia.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.

This prefabricated building was built in Belgium and shipped to Mozambique but was never inhabited, since its iron exterior was unsuitable for the tropical environment.

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

Not only does this shop sell mokorotlo, the traditional hat of Lesotho, the building is shaped like one.

Just outside Lesotho's capital city, a rock formation takes the shape of a powerful predator.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

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

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

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

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.

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