After Sierra Leone's railways shut down in 1974, a collection of engines and other artifacts spent decades hidden away in this old workshop—now a museum.

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

After several weeks of radio silence, this abandoned oil tanker washed up on a remote beach in Liberia.

A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.

An abandoned mine pit is now a beautiful, colorful attraction.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

The only fully operational windmill in Canada.

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.

One of Canada's oldest collections of stone fur trading buildings.

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.