The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

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

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

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster.

Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

A mysterious ancient network of thousands of perfectly straight lines stretching across miles of Bolivian desert.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.