Mgxotyeni, South Africa
Hole-in-the-Wall
A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.
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Mgxotyeni, South Africa
A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.
Mounana, Gabon
The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Ilanga, South Africa
Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.
Serenje, Zambia
Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.
Mkhomazi Wilderness area, South Africa
Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Ndola, Zambia
Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.
Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa
The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.
Lesotho
An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Largest cave system in Africa.
Panguila, Angola
Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.
Keetmanshoop, Namibia
A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.
Keetmanshoop, Namibia
A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.
Botswana
Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.
Elizabeth Bay, Namibia
The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Luderitz, Namibia
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Namibia
A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Windhoek, Namibia
Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Windhoek, Namibia
Welded sphere dropped from space.