The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

The tallest building in the Republic of the Congo is a source of pride despite its towering maintenance costs.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

The burial ground of four Buganda monarchs was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

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

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.