Places aemem Wants to Go

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.

A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

What started as makeshift fishermen's housing has grown into a massive, floating community.

Not your average art gallery, this massive center hosts 8,000 works from artists across Africa—and it’s free to the public.

Not only does this library house unique Arabic manuscripts, but it was also designed to keep the building cool during warm days.

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.

This collection of Christian churches are nestled in the cracks of a rocky hill in Northern Nigeria.

This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital.

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.