The Afar Triangle is, geomorphologically speaking, truly and intriguingly pathological in its naked expression of crustal extension. Practically the birthplace of humans and soon to be the birthplace of a new arm of the sea.
More info on this amazing place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_Depression
Take a break, visit this area online and bask in its amazing geology. Chances are you will never get there in real life...although that seems ironic in a way.