A monumental golden thumb rises as an iconic homage to Nouveau Réalisme, bold in scale and unapologetic in spirit.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

This statue commemorates the tale of the fisherman who captured a Kópakonan by stealing her skin while she was transformed as a woman.

A woman facing death for bearing a child out of wedlock lifted this massive stone as her legacy.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

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

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

Largest cave system in Africa.

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

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

The tallest waterfall in the region is named after a capital far, far away.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

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

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

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.

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