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

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

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

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

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

This 18th-century tower is locally iconic.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.