Places tommimeckley2 Wants to Go

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

West Africa's largest fishing port honors its artisanal fishing process.

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.

This abandoned bunker looks out over the Atlantic from its clifftop perch.

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

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.

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Welded sphere dropped from space.

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

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

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