Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis Medina
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
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Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.
Tataouine, Tunisia
A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Ottosdal, South Africa
Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.
Barkley West, South Africa
Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.
Vredefort, South Africa
The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.
Soshanguve, South Africa
An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
Mogale, South Africa
Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.
Cape Town, South Africa
A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Mayo, Ireland
Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.
Fingal, Ireland
Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.
Tulsk, Ireland
This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.
Kerry, Ireland
Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.
Dublin, Ireland
The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.