Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

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

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.

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

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

The dead gigantic radio tower of Liberia.

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.