Borders

Ceuta and Melilla are two Spanish autonomous cities located on the Mediterranean coast of Africa. Both are bordering Morocco, but are located almost 400 km apart. Ceuta is the closed to mainland Spain, where the ferry ride only takes an hour.
With an area of 18,5 km² is Ceuta the big sister, though the populations are similar at 85.000.
Due to its strategically important position at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, Ceuta has changed hands many times throughout ancient history. From the 15th to the 17th centuries, Ceuta was under Portuguese rule. Afterwards it came under Spanish rule.
The majority of the historical buildings dates no more than a few centuries back.
Like Melilla, Ceuta is heavily fenced off to Morocco, since these are the only land borders between Africa and Europe. At times these fences get attacked by big groups of migrants trying to reach the EU.

Like Ceuta, Melilla is a Spanish autonomous city located on the Mediterranean coast of Africa bordering Morocco. It covers an area of 12 km^2 and has about 85,000 inhabitants.
It has a long history of being controlled by whoever was in power in the region. Melilla can trace its Spanish past to the 15th Century. A lot of the defense structures that can be seen today date back to the 16th and 18th centuries.
Today, Melilla normally only gets into the international news, when migrants storm the tall fences.

For hardcore overland travellers, getting from Central Asia to the Caucasus can be a challenge. To the north lies Russia which poses the near impossible task of getting visas while on the road. To the south is Iran, which some nationalities have serious difficulties getting into at all. That leaves crossing the Caspian Sea as the only alternative. Luckily, the Turkmen seem to have figured this out. Cargo ships leaving the port of Turkmenbashi headed for Baku, Azerbaijan will take passengers (for a fee). Information is scarce as there are no schedules. And on a 5-day Turkmen transit visa, waits of days at the port could be a serious issue. But for those with a bit of luck, the boat trip makes for some serious bragging rights.

Ever wondered what a post-apocalypse wasteland would look like? Look no further. Crossing the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is probably your best chance to experience the post-apocalypse first hand. The approximately four kilometres of dirt tracks between the two border posts are officially named No Man’s Land, given any potential residence there a cool address. The whole area is littered with thousands of old cars and, strangely, old televisions. The best explanation for the dumped cars is that they are stolen European cars that were too expensive to import to Mauritania and have there been left "outside" the country, then ripped for spare parts. We have no idea about the televisions. Adding to the feeling of Armageddon are the tens of thousands of landmines that still curse the border area. Tourists and locals alike have been killed here, by mines, during the last decades by straying too far off the tracks. However, anyone sticking to the well-worn tracks should be safe.

Victoria Falls Bridge spans from Zambia to Zimbabwe over Zambezi River right below Victoria Falls, one of the wonders of the world. The view of the falls from the bridge is just spectacular, making it one of the most scenic border posts on the planet. The 124 m high steel bridge, which was constructed in 1905, is mostly famous for the 111 metres bungee jumping, which many backpackers consider a must-do. In 2011, the cord snapped for an Australian woman, who miraculously survived the accident. Afterwards, the Zambian tourism minister did the bungee jump to prove that the money-making-attraction was again safe. There are border posts at each end of the bridge, but it's possible to walk out without getting stamped out (and the trouble of getting another visa).