Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

This nearly abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

Réunion Island's highest point is a 2 million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

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

The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.

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

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

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.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

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