Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

The tallest building in the Republic of the Congo is a source of pride despite its towering maintenance costs.

Also known as the Limete Tower, la Tour de l'Échangeur can be seen from almost everywhere in Kinshasa.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

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

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

The abandoned tower is the last remnant of Lusaka's first major power plant.

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

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

This dais was said to be a remote toilet built for the convenience of the British Royal Party on their brief, and only, visit to this small African nation in 1947. But is the story true?

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.