Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Largest cave system in Africa.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

The skull of an ancient hominid was discovered at this spot.

The forgotten remains of the first steamship that launched on Lake Tanganyika.

Rare pigmented engravings cover the walls of this Stone Age shelter.

A memorial marks the spot where a plane crash killed several United Nations members on a peace mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.

The ruins of a massive World War I fort overlook the border between Zambia and Tanzania.

A series of caves within the gorge hold artifacts from the Stone Age.

A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.

This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.

The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.

Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.