The propeller from the first steamship launched on Lake Tanganyika.

The skull of an ancient hominid was discovered at this spot.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.

Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.

One of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in Southern Africa.

This stunning waterfall is the backdrop to a site that has seen continuous human habitation for 250,000 years.

The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.

Africa's fourth longest river originates from a burbling spring in a secluded stretch of woods.

Nestled in Uganda's Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve, is a one-of-a-kind safari lodge.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.

An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.

A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.

A series of caves within the gorge hold artifacts from the Stone Age.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

The ruins of a massive World War I fort overlook the border between Zambia and Tanzania.

Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.

A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.

Rare pigmented engravings cover the walls of this Stone Age shelter.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.