This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.

At one South African whaling station, this industrial extermination led to a feeding frenzy that may have even been a key inspiration for Jaws.

This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

Taxidermy of a famous hippo who spent three years walking over a thousand miles across South Africa.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

The haunting beauty of this little-visited wreck makes it a true hidden treasure.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

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.