Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

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

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

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

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.