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This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.

This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital.

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

These natural wonders have taken millennia to form into the stunning marvels they are today.

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

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

The Ayo Rock Formations stand out on the island of Aruba as a unique arrangement of giant boulders with interesting crawl spaces to explore.

A tree so massive it claims half the road, standing at the intersection of history and folklore.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

One of the last members of the Byzantine Empire's last ruling dynasty is buried in the far-off soil of Barbados.

Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.

A haunting memorial to Africans kidnapped and lost at sea during the slave trade.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.