Places Leininho Wants to Go

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Legend has it these caves were created by a deity called Ogba, who is said to live inside the winding subterranean caverns.

This collection of Christian churches are nestled in the cracks of a rocky hill in Northern Nigeria.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.