Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi Animal Orphanage
Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
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Nairobi, Kenya
Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Living inside a fearsome reptile in the Ivory Coast.
West Gonja, Ghana
At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.
Accra, Ghana
This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.
Assin South, Ghana
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Shinile, Ethiopia
The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
San Antonio de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea
This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.
Luba, Equatorial Guinea
During the dry season, this white-sand beach hosts thousands of breeding butterflies.
Aswan, Egypt
This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.
Cairo, Egypt
Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.
Abu AR Rish Qebli, Egypt
A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.
Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.
Cairo, Egypt
A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.