Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

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

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

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

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

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.

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

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

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

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

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

Largest cave system in Africa.