Places Obscuro Wants to Go

One of Africa’s most important Marian shrines was once a slave trading port.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.

The devil-defying mark left by a saint as a boy is visible inside Lisbon's cathedral.

This historic cemetery is home to the largest private mausoleum in Europe.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

In a strip mall parking lot, an airplane with a cafe inside, flanked by a giant statue of Fred Flintstone.

This hilltop shrine is colloquially known as "Sex Mountain" for the ritual practices once conducted there.

A rural church displays a kaleidoscope of local craftsmanship and sacred art.

A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

Several ancient rock paintings can be found on the hills surrounding the Daramombe High School.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The tallest waterfall in the region is named after a capital far, far away.

A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived.

Hundreds of tree trunks and Welwitschia flowers populate this living fossil haven.

Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

This stone monument marks the beginning of Portugal's presence in Brazil.