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

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

Not only does this shop sell mokorotlo, the traditional hat of Lesotho, the building is shaped like one.

This sandstone plateau once served as a stronghold for Lesotho's King Moshoeshoe I and his subjects.

An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.

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

The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.

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

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

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

Welded sphere dropped from space.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

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

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

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

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

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

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

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

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

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