Newport News, Virginia
Nike Missile Control Site N-85
This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.
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Newport News, Virginia
This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.
Obokum, Nigeria
Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.
Hveragerði, Iceland
The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
Rapa Nui, Chile
In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Nairobi, Kenya
This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.
Mlolongo, Kenya
This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.
Ivoini, Comoros
This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.
Bangoua Kouni, Comoros
Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.
Beira, Mozambique
This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.
Beira, Mozambique
Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.
Musenyi, Burundi
For millennia, explorers were obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile—is this small mountain stream really the answer?
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.
Tanzania
Stay in your own little bubble.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Tanzania
Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.