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This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

The hottest place on the planet.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

Giant disc-shaped gate took 20 men to close off this city in Madagascar.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.