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Hole-in-the-Wall

Mgxotyeni, South Africa

Hole-in-the-Wall

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

Oklo Reactor

Mounana, Gabon

Oklo Reactor

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

The Critically Endangered White-headed Vulture

Ilanga, South Africa

African Raptor Centre

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

Straw-colored fruit bat migration in Kasanka National Park.

Serenje, Zambia

Kasanka Bat Migration

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.

Sani Pass

Mkhomazi Wilderness area, South Africa

Sani Pass

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Great Zimbabwe ruins from above

Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe

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

The Ndola Slave Tree.

Ndola, Zambia

Ndola Slave Tree

Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.

Motouleng Caves.

Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa

Motouleng Caves

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

Chinhoyi Caves

Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

Chinhoyi Caves

The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.

Ha Kome Cave Dwellings

Lesotho

Ha Kome Cave Dwellings

An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.

Cango Caves

Oudtshoorn, South Africa

Cango Caves

Largest cave system in Africa.

Cemitério de navios - The Ship Cemetery

Panguila, Angola

Cemitério de Navios (The Ship Cemetery)

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Quiver Tree Forest.

Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Quiver Tree Forest

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

The nearby Quiver Tree Forest.

Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Garas Park Rest Camp

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

A view of the magnificent stalactites

Botswana

Gcwihaba Caverns

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

The remains of the entertainment hall and casino.

Elizabeth Bay, Namibia

Elizabeth Bay Ghost Town

The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Shark Island

Luderitz, Namibia

Shark Island

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Dead Vlei

Sossusvlei, Namibia

Dead Vlei

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

Namib Sand Sea

Namibia

Namib Sand Sea

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

Hoba Meteorite

Namibia

Hoba Meteorite

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

Inside the courtyard.

Windhoek, Namibia

National Museum of Namibia

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Chunks of the Gibeon Meteorite.

Windhoek, Namibia

The Gibeon Meteorites

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Namibia's Space Ball

Windhoek, Namibia

Namibia's Space Ball

Welded sphere dropped from space.

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