Places KimKarishma Wants to Go

At one South African whaling station, this industrial extermination led to a feeding frenzy that may have even been a key inspiration for Jaws.

This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.

Taxidermy of a famous hippo who spent three years walking over a thousand miles across South Africa.

This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.

The home of Mahatma Gandhi during part of the 21 years he spent living in South Africa is now a guest house.

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

Sculpture park built by a 50-year-old widow.

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

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

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

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

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.