Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

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

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

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

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

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

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

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

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

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

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

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