wittc2's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

wittc2

I just make lists of places to go to, and take pictures of the signs

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Harare, Zimbabwe

Balancing Rocks of the Zimbabwe Dollar

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

Added by gordonpeake

Lusaka National Museum's Witchcraft Exhibit

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

jamesboneill

Added by jamesboneill

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Devil's Swimming Pool

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Josh

Akodessewa Fetish Market

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Monduli, Tanzania

Lake Natron

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

serflac

Added by serflac

Précontinent II

All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

Saldanha, South Africa

Donkergat Whaling Station

At one South African whaling station, this industrial extermination led to a feeding frenzy that may have even been a key inspiration for Jaws.

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.

Paarl, South Africa

Afrikaans Language Monument

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

Added by panicembryo

Kimberley, South Africa

Big Hole and Open Mine Museum

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Added by Facebook763576664

Johannesburg, South Africa

Ponte Tower

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

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Ehlanzeni, South Africa

Bourke's Luck Potholes

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

johnsongeographic

Added by johnsongeographic

Cape Town, South Africa

Macassar Beach Pavilion

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

Allison

Added by Allison

Cape Town, South Africa

Bo Kaap

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

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Cape Town, South Africa

Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary

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

mlynch

Added by mlynch

Duiwelskloof, South Africa

Sunland Baobab

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

serflac

Added by serflac

Victoria, Seychelles

Marie Antoinette's

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

Lynn FreehillMaye

Added by Lynn FreehillMaye

House of Slaves

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

Adam 11

Added by Adam 11

African Renaissance Monument

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Dylan

Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe

Roça Sundy

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

Added by frabuleuse

Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe

Pico Cao Grande

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

De Brazza's Mausoleum

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

Abuja Airplane House

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

serflac

Added by serflac

Tchirozérine, Niger

Last Tree of Ténéré

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

Josh