Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.

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

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

This abandoned bunker looks out over the Atlantic from its clifftop perch.

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

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

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

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.