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The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

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

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

What started as makeshift fishermen's housing has grown into a massive, floating community.

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

This igneous rock monolith towers above the surrounding landscape just outside the Nigerian capital.

Legend has it these caves were created by a deity called Ogba, who is said to live inside the winding subterranean caverns.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

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

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

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

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

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

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.