The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

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

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

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

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.

After surviving decades of medical testing and civil wars, these chimpanzees were abandoned on their own islands.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.