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

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.

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

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.

The world's largest impact crater is mainly eroded but still remembers the planet's violent history.

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

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

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

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

Largest cave system in Africa.

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

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

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

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

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.