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Muscat, Oman

The Muttrah Souq

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.
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Muscat, Oman

Chandelier at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.
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Nakhl, Oman

Nakhal Fort

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.
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Oman

Snake Canyon

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.
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Misfat al Abriyyin, Oman

Misfat al Abriyyin

Traditional architecture and ancient irrigation systems are on display in this gorgeous mountain village.
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Nizwa, Oman

Nizwa Fort

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.
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Duqm, Oman

Rock Garden Duqm

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.
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Ubar, Oman

Ubar

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."
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Oman

Wadi Dawkah Frankincense Trees

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.
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Tayq, Oman

Tayq Sinkhole

A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.
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Yemen

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.
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Somalia

The Milky Seas

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
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Sierra Leone

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.
Added by Lakehurst
Kupr, Sierra Leone

Bunce Island

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

National Railway Museum

After Sierra Leone's railways shut down in 1974, a collection of engines and other artifacts spent decades hidden away in this old workshop—now a museum.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

Old Fourah Bay College

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

Old Wharf Steps

One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

Cotton Tree

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

Saint John Maroon Church

One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.
Added by Lakehurst
Sierra Leone

Tiwai Island

This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.
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Anse Royale, Seychelles

Kot Man-ya Exotic Flower Garden

You can find more than 200 species of tropical plants at this garden owned by a former ambassador.
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Seychelles

Vallee de Mai Nature Preserve

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.
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Seychelles

Mission Ruins of Venn's Town

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.
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