Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.

When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

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

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

The abandoned tanks along this highway are all that remain of a deadly conflict.

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

Giant disc-shaped gate took 20 men to close off this city in Madagascar.

The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.

Now home to nothing but a weather station and a landing strip, a group of enslaved people were marooned on this tiny island for 15 years.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

After suggesting criminals be burned to death on this rock, a king's advisor suffered his own punishment.

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

One of the capital's last independent milk bars remains a crucial community watering hole.