Shendi, Sudan
Meroe Pyramids
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Suakin, Sudan
Remains of an abandoned coral city.
Seychelles
A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.
Victoria, Seychelles
One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.
Seychelles
Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.
Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe
This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.
Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe
Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.
Windhoek, Namibia
Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Namibia
A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Osogbo, Nigeria
The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.
Timbuktu, Mali
Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.
Bandiagara, Mali
These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Antsalova, Madagascar
Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.
Mampikony, Madagascar
Giant disc-shaped gate took 20 men to close off this city in Madagascar.
Réunion
At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.
Salazie, Réunion
Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.