These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

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

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

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

Stay in your own little bubble.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

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

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

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

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

Taxidermy of a famous hippo who spent three years walking over a thousand miles across South Africa.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.