Cape Town, South Africa
Just Nuisance Statue
A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.
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Cape Town, South Africa
A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.
Mkhomazi Wilderness area, South Africa
Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.
L'Agulhas, South Africa
This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.
Cape Town, South Africa
This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.
Howick, South Africa
A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.
Kimberley, South Africa
Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
Dollaaskraal, South Africa
These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.
Mbabane, Eswatini
This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.
Harare, Zimbabwe
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Elizabeth Bay, Namibia
The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.
Luderitz, Namibia
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Xangongo, Angola
The abandoned tanks along this highway are all that remain of a deadly conflict.
Lusaka, Zambia
Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.
Mbala, Zambia
A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.
Kasama, Zambia
A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.
Mpulungu, Zambia
Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.
Kasama, Zambia
One of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in Southern Africa.