The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Planted more than 300 years ago, these trees are South African National Monuments.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

A set of multi-story murals honor Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

These terracotta heads are among the oldest Iron Age objects found south of the equator.

At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.

Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.

A time capsule of life in Southern Florida in the 1930s.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.

Have a ball telling the time at this giant kinetic-energy clock.

Former sea turtle kraals, slaughterhouse, and cannery turned museum.

Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.

A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.

More than 20,000 butterflies can be seen at this spectacular park and research center.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.