A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

Africa's Venice on stilts.

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

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

The name for this waterfall was derived from the Aboriginal word used to describe a rainforest vine.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.

This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.

Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

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

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.