Cape Town, South Africa
Chapman's Peak Drive
This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.
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Cape Town, South Africa
This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Largest cave system in Africa.
Bathurst, South Africa
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Breede River DC, South Africa
“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.
Lusaka, Zambia
Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.
Paarl, South Africa
The original goat tower, the one that started it all.
Ilanga, South Africa
Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.
Howick, South Africa
Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.
Howick, South Africa
A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Windhoek, Namibia
A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.
Kimberley, South Africa
Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.
Soweto, South Africa
Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.
Soshanguve, South Africa
An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
Jinja, Uganda
A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Nairobi, Kenya
Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.
Monduli, Tanzania
A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.
Kasama, Zambia
Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.
Harare, Zimbabwe
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.