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

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

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

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

On the grounds of a hospital in Ghana, a legendary sword said to have been plunged into the earth hundreds of years ago.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.