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These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

Largest cave system in Africa.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.

A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

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

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

The city walls of Salé lead to the ruins of this seaside "bastion of tears."

The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.