A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.

An artificial lake that opened in 1930 as a seaplane airport, now a park for aquatic activities.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

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

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

Just outside Lesotho's capital city, a rock formation takes the shape of a powerful predator.

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

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

This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.

Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.

After Sierra Leone's railways shut down in 1974, a collection of engines and other artifacts spent decades hidden away in this old workshop—now a museum.

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

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

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

Buried deep in the forest near Limbe, this little-known slave port became the point of no return for 10 percent of enslaved Africans.