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educatorclaire

Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Kitum Cave

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

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Crocodile House

Living inside a fearsome reptile in the Ivory Coast.

serflac

Added by serflac

West Gonja, Ghana

Mole National Park

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

taotaoholmes

Added by taotaoholmes

Cape Coast, Ghana

Cape Coast Castle

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

taotaoholmes

Added by taotaoholmes

Larabanga, Ghana

Larabanga Mosque

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

Added by arumberg

Sacred Crocodile Ponds of Paga

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

atimian

Added by atimian

Assin South, Ghana

Kakum Canopy Walk

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

leiris

Added by leiris

Loango National Park

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

TrevorShawnElia

Added by TrevorShawnElia

Oklo Reactor

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Ben Abeba

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

ewayte

Added by ewayte

Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Dallol

The hottest place on the planet.

serflac

Added by serflac

Tiya Stelae

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

kweiss2001

Added by kweiss2001

Shinile, Ethiopia

Hadar Archaeological Site

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

Added by barclaybailey

Yemrehanna Kristos Church

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Afar Zone 1, Ethiopia

The Afar Rift

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Added by Facebook1092450099

Aksum, Ethiopia

Obelisk of Axum

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

serflac

Added by serflac

Aksum, Ethiopia

Chapel of the Tablet

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

SamM

Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Erta Ale

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

Dylan

Al-Andalus Garden

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

Added by yarasam

The Aquarium Grotto Garden

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

Added by Asger Hunov

Malkata Palace

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

emdrichardson

Added by emdrichardson

Qesm Siwah, Egypt

Siwa Oasis

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

Dandarah, Egypt

Dendera Light

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

Added by Tawsam

Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt

Temple of Kom Ombo

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

Jaszmina Szendrey

Added by Jaszmina Szendrey