Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nyiragongo Volcano
Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.
Hauts Plateaux, Cameroon
Spirits from these lakes are said to produce the local weather and odd phenomena as they bicker between themselves.
Menchum, Cameroon
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
Molepolole, Botswana
The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.
Gaborone, Botswana
This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.
Tutume, Botswana
Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.
Kgatleng, Botswana
Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Botswana
Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.
Luanda, Angola
Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?
Antarctica
A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."
Davis Station, Antarctica
Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
Antarctica
The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Antarctica
These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.
Antarctica
This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.
Antarctica
Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
Antarctica
These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.
Antarctica
The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
Antarctica
The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.
King George Island, Antarctica
One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Antarctica
Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.
Antarctica
This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.