An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.