Liwonde, Malawi
The Leper Tree
A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.
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Liwonde, Malawi
A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.
Pune, India
In the middle of a peaceful campus garden lies a lone grave.
Pune, India
These stone carvings represent the various governors that once ruled Mumbai.
Broulee, Australia
This tree, with its large oval-shaped scar, is a rare piece of Aboriginal cultural history.
Pune, India
Now a small lake, stone quarried from this spot was used to build the local university building.
Koro, Mali
Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.
Lagos, Nigeria
The innovative Nigerian floating school that may just be a glimpse into the future of design in a world of troubling climate changes.
Nteko, Zambia
A Zulu warrior is buried far from home, near the very northern border of Zambia.
Velha Goa, India
The ruins of a 17th-century Carmelite Convent atop a hill in Old Goa.
Pune, India
This legendary restaurant from 1912 continues to delight patrons with its soul-satisfying dishes.
Al Wahat Al Dakhla Desert, Egypt
A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."
Aswan, Egypt
This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.
Arjang, Sweden
This giant wooden sculpture is based on local folklore and is said to be "possibly" Sweden's largest troll.
Mayorga, Spain
The oldest functioning mailbox in Spain was installed in 1793.
Laffrey, France
On the shores of Lake Laffrey, a monument commemorating one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most compelling victories.
Bangoua Kouni, Comoros
Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Vigevano, Italy
The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Robotic car thieves, freakish animals and huge neon floats in Northern Ireland's capital.
Luderitz, Namibia
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Walsh Island, Ireland
An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.
Kneževo, Serbia
A neglected spomenik overlooking the beautiful Kopaonik Mountains.
Hargeisa, Somalia
A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.