An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The ruins of a 16th-century bridge loom over Olivença's sovereignty.

This abandoned fortress still stands guard over the Guadiana River despite a history of warfare.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Giant aluminum tusks erected over the main thoroughfare to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

The final resting place of soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.

This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

The largest camel market in West Africa

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

A bloody history is captured in this former prison turned museum.