Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

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

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

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

One of the most detailed and historically accurate collections of Ugandan artifacts depicting Bahima tribal history, culture, and daily life.

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

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

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

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

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

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

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

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

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

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

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.