Places educatorclaire Wants to Go

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Living inside a fearsome reptile in the Ivory Coast.

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."

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

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

The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

The hottest place on the planet.

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.