Places aemem Wants to Go

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

Largest cave system in Africa.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.