Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

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

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

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

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

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

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

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

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

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.