A monument dedicated to a lone, brave invader.

A large-scale steel sculpture entitled 'The Shadow Boxer' pays tribute to Nelson Mandela.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

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

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

A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

A cultural center on the shores of Lake Malawi dedicated to preserving Karonga’s past and present, including the fossilized remains of the Malawisaurus.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

A walk along this white sand beach creates a symphony.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.