Nelson Mandela and former U.S. President Bill Clinton look to the outside from Mandela's Robben Island prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa, in this photo from March 27, 1998.

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa -- With thousands of penguins waddling on its beaches and rich grasslands and trees covering its interior, Robben Island seems a haven of natural serenity.

One of the more famous dark tourism destinations is South Africa's Robben Island. The island is now a UNESCO World Heritage site located about 7 miles off the coast of Cape Town.

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa, June 14 (Reuters) - A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists ...

He had been on Robben Island 13 years and throughout South Africa his image and words were banned. As of May 1999, when this site was published, this video clip required RealPlayer 5.0 or G2 and a ...

Date 2013 Type Books History Physical description 176 pages some color illustrations, maps 21 cm Place South Africa Robben Island Afrique du Sud Robben, Île Robben Island (South Africa) Robben, Île ...

The choice of venue for this meeting is no coincidence. Thirty years ago, South Africa was liberated from apartheid. In 1999, Robben Island and its prison buildings were inscribed on the UNESCO World ...

The video of Obama in the jail cell is from 2013, when the Obamas took a trip to Robben Island, in South Africa, which is known for holding future South African President Nelson Mandela prisoner ...

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa (Reuters) - A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists locked ...