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

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.

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

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

The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

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

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

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

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

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

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

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

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