Places amarionknh Wants to Go

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.

This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

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

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

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.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

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

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

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.