A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.

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

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.