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

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

The world’s largest permanent desert lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

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

A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.