This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

The hottest place on the planet.

Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

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

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.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.