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

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

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

Not only does this shop sell mokorotlo, the traditional hat of Lesotho, the building is shaped like one.

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

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

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Home of one of history's most famous cartoonists just as he left it.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.