Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

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

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

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece with ties to Gustave Eiffel.

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

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

A unique, eye-catching statue that carries an important message of hope.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.

One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.