Shendi, Sudan
Meroe Pyramids
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
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Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Bandiagara, Mali
These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
Timbuktu, Mali
Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.
Rufisque, Senegal
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Assin South, Ghana
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
Ouidah, Benin
Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
Osogbo, Nigeria
The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Peachland, British Columbia
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
Jacksonville, Oregon
Sasqu(w)atch out!
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.
Epena, Republic of the Congo
This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.
Ndougou, Gabon
The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."
London, England
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
Callanna, Australia
Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Cherhill, England
The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Ashwell, England
Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”
Hamsey, England
Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.