Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

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

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

Africa's Venice on stilts.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

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

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

The world's most remote airport.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.