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An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.