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.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

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

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

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

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.