The Lighthouse of Strombolicchio

Sep 12, 2014

Strombolicchio (or tiny Stromboli) is a sea stack of volcanic origin located about 2 km to the northeast of the island of Stromboli in the T...

Goree Island: Senegal’s Slave Trade Center

Sep 12, 2014

Gorée is a small island located off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal, about 2 km out into the sea. It was the site of one of the earliest Euro...

The Cotton Tree in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Sep 11, 2014

In the old part of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, at the center of a roundabout surrounded by a concrete fence stands an enormo...

Miracle Village: A Community of Sex Offenders

Sep 11, 2014

Deep in sugar cane county of south Florida, in the US, on the edge of the everglades, about two miles from the nearest town, is a community ...

The Painted Houses of The Ndebeles

Sep 10, 2014

The Ndebeles are an African ethnic group living in South Africa and Zimbabwe known for their artistic talent, especially with regard to thei...

A Prada Store in The Middle of The Desert

Sep 9, 2014

In a desolate strip, just off U.S. Route 90 in West Texas, about 60 km northwest of the city of Marfa, lies a tiny Prada store. On the front...

Petoskey Stones of Michigan

Sep 9, 2014

Petoskey stones are composed of fossilized skeletons of Hexagonaria percarinata , a type of coral from coral reefs that once covered all of ...

Passage du Gois: A Tidal Causeway in France

Sep 8, 2014

Passage du Gois is a submersible causeway in the Bay of Bourgneuf, linking the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland in the department of Ve...

The Colossal Stepped Spillway of Robert-Bourassa Reservoir

Sep 8, 2014

The Robert-Bourassa Reservoir is located in northern Quebec, in Canada. It was created in the mid-1970s by impounding the La Grande River to...

The Kasubi Tombs of Uganda

Sep 8, 2014

The burial tombs of the Buganda Kings on Kasubi hill, in Kampala district, in Uganda, are a major spiritual center for the Baganda people wh...