These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

This trio of bronze giants celebrate the influential trip to Britain that led to Botswana's independence.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

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

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

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

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

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

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.