A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

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

The home of Mahatma Gandhi during part of the 21 years he spent living in South Africa is now a guest house.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.

The first successful human heart transplant is depicted through wax figures at the hospital where it the surgery took place.

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

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

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.

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

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

Welded sphere dropped from space.

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

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.