A memorial in the middle of a roundabout marks the spot where German forces formally surrendered, finally ending World War I in Africa.

An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.

This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.

One of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in Southern Africa.

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

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

The innovative Nigerian floating school that may just be a glimpse into the future of design in a world of troubling climate changes.

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.

This popular tourist cave was ignored for almost 200 years before being mined into an attraction.

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.

One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

A steamer run aground near Bimini lives a second life as a playground for scuba divers.

One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.

The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.