A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

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

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.