Chamarel, Mauritius
Seven Coloured Earths
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Mauritania
This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents
Mauritania
A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.
Gourma Rharous, Mali
Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.
Liwonde, Malawi
A hollowed-out baobab that became the horrific final resting place of leprosy sufferers, with gruesome evidence to prove it.
Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.
Marafa, Kenya
Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."
Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'
Malindi, Kenya
Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Accra, Ghana
The world’s largest digital waste dump has become a site where organized criminals hack into confidential government data.
Cape Coast, Ghana
Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
Mounana, Gabon
The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.
Shinile, Ethiopia
The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.