Places escapementality Wants to Go

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.