Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The rust covering this old mine's abandoned buildings matches the red pigment it once produced.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

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

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.