Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

The 100-foot-tall (30-meter) bronze statue was built to recognize the world's only documented all-female army.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

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

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

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

This beach in Senegal marks the westernmost point on the African continent.

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece with ties to Gustave Eiffel.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."