The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

Tower in the center of town marks the midway point in the 10,000-kilometer Cape-to-Cairo journey.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

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

Atop one of Windhoek's most popular eateries is a monument to Namibia's most resilient vehicle.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

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

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.