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

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

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

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

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

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.