A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

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

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

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

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

The burial ground of four Buganda monarchs was nearly destroyed by a devastating fire.

A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.