Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Stay in your own little bubble.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

A remote island settlement off the coast of Tanzania is a storied archaeological site with an ancient past.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.