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Shibam, Yemen

Shibam

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."
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Lalibela, Ethiopia

Ben Abeba

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
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Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Ndougou, Gabon

Loango National Park

The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."
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Mounana, Gabon

Oklo Reactor

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Added by Alpha
Epena, Republic of the Congo

Lake Tele

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.
Josh Added by Josh
Arsi, Ethiopia

Tiya Stelae

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.
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Kenya

Kitum Cave

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.
Malindi, Kenya

Marafa Depression

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."
Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Kenya

Mara River Crossing

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”
Added by brf2001
Monduli, Tanzania

Lake Natron

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nyiragongo Volcano

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Tanzania

The Underwater Room at Manta Resort

Stay in your own little bubble.
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Monduli, Tanzania

Engaruka Ruins

The culture that built these Tanzanian ruins displayed advanced knowledge of irrigation technology before mysteriously disappearing.
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Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Laetoli Footprints

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.
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Liwale, Tanzania

Selous Game Preserve

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.
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Antsalova, Madagascar

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park and Nature Reserve

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.
Morondava, Madagascar

Avenue of the Baobabs

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
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Namibia

Hoba Meteorite

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Added by kwinb
Namibia

Dinosaur Footprints on the Otjihaenamaparero Farm

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.
Added by kwinb
Namibia

Namib Sand Sea

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
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Windhoek, Namibia

Namibia's Space Ball

Welded sphere dropped from space.
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Windhoek, Namibia

National Museum of Namibia

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.
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