Just outside Lesotho's capital city, a rock formation takes the shape of a powerful predator.

This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

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

Largest cave system in Africa.

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

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

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

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

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

The spot where the first living specimen of the coelacanth was discovered.

A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.

Artillery recovered from the sea floor marks the spot of an extraordinary shipwreck.

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

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

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

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

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

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

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.

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

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.