Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

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

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

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

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

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

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

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

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.

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.

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

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

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 frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

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

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.