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

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

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

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

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

Welded sphere dropped from space.

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.

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

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.

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.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.