This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

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

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

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

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

This prefabricated building was built in Belgium and shipped to Mozambique but was never inhabited, since its iron exterior was unsuitable for the tropical environment.