All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

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

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

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

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

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

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

Sculpture park built by a 50-year-old widow.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

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

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

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