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Image of Museum of Man and Science located in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Museum of Man and Science

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too

Traditional healing is still very popular in South Africa. Ailments are treated by an inyanga, an herbalist, who will mix and prescribe traditional remedies. If the illness is caused not by... »

Rites and Rituals, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by michelle and re_nakaba

Image of Ponte Tower located in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Ponte Tower

Tallest residential building in Africa

Looking upwards from the inner courtyard of Ponte Tower can be an unsettling experience. A small patch of blue sky surrounded by a 173-meter-high cylindrical matrix of identical windows is all you... »

Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Leez0

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