An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

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

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

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

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

West Africa's largest fishing port honors its artisanal fishing process.

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

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.

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.