Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

The haunting beauty of this little-visited wreck makes it a true hidden treasure.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.