This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.

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

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

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

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

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

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The other side is actually green.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

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

Largest cave system in Africa.

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

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

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.