Musanze, Rwanda
Dian Fossey's Grave
Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.
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Musanze, Rwanda
Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.
Gisenyi, Rwanda
A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Liwale, Tanzania
The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Blantyre, Malawi
This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.
Liwonde, Malawi
A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.
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.
Tozeur, Tunisia
The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.
Tunis, Tunisia
Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Tunisia
An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
Teboursouk, Tunisia
The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.
Essaouira, Morocco
Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.
Merzouga, Morocco
God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco
A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.