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Chapman's Peak Drive

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.

Cango Caves

Oudtshoorn, South Africa

Cango Caves

Largest cave system in Africa.

The Big Pineapple.

Bathurst, South Africa

The Big Pineapple

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

Red "Ronnies Sex Shop" lettering

Breede River DC, South Africa

Ronnie's Sex Shop

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

Closeup of the statue.

Lusaka, Zambia

Freedom Statue

Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.

The Goat Tower of Fairview Cheese & Wine Farm

Paarl, South Africa

The Goat Tower of Fairview Cheese & Wine Farm

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

The Critically Endangered White-headed Vulture

Ilanga, South Africa

African Raptor Centre

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

Howick Falls.

Howick, South Africa

Howick Falls

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

Nelson Mandela Capture Site.

Howick, South Africa

Nelson Mandela Capture Site

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

Bourke's Luck Potholes

Ehlanzeni, South Africa

Bourke's Luck Potholes

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

Hoba Meteorite

Namibia

Hoba Meteorite

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

African Quadripoint

Chobe, Botswana

African Quadripoint

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Chunks of the Gibeon Meteorite.

Windhoek, Namibia

The Gibeon Meteorites

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

The Big Hole. (Richard Jones/Atlas Obscura)

Kimberley, South Africa

Big Hole and Open Mine Museum

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

Orlando Towers

Soweto, South Africa

Orlando Towers

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Tswaing Crater.

Soshanguve, South Africa

Tswaing Meteorite Crater

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

The source of the Nile.

Jinja, Uganda

Source of the Nile at Jinja

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

Great Zimbabwe ruins from above

Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Giraffe eating breakfast with guests at Giraffe Manor

Nairobi, Kenya

Giraffe Manor

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.

Soda and algae formations near the shore of Lake Natron.

Monduli, Tanzania

Lake Natron

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano erupting

Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Ol Doinyo Lengai

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

The lower falls.

Kasama, Zambia

Chishimba Falls

Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.

Balancing Rocks!!

Harare, Zimbabwe

Balancing Rocks of the Zimbabwe Dollar

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

Kuza Cave.

Kusini, Tanzania

Kuza Cave

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

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