The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

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

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

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.