Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

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.

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

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

Largest cave system in Africa.

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

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

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

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A staggering collection of photographs depicting medical, social, and historical change.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.