Places Edited by Aksel

A memorial to the Netherlands' most famous privateer.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

A monument built to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil extracted from the Seria oil field in Brunei.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

The ruins of an abandoned cemetery are among the last remnants of the old village of La Boulaye before a wealthy landowner had it relocated.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.