The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

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

You can find more than 200 species of tropical plants at this garden owned by a former ambassador.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

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.

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

Dating back to 1812, this is the oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

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

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.

The spot where the first living specimen of the coelacanth was discovered.

A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.

Is this 200-meter-wide nature reserve the smallest desert in the world?

This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.