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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Morocco

89 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Morocco

Updated January 6, 2026
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Unusual Attractions in Morocco

Tamri, Morocco

The Tree Goats of Morocco

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Jardin Majorelle

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jardin Majorelle

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Items for sale in a blue alley in Chefchaouen. (magda-maciek/Flickr)

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
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Caves of Hercules

Tangier, Morocco

Caves of Hercules

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Jemaa el-Fna.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jemaa el-Fna Square

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Tin Mal Mosque

Al Haouz, Morocco

Tin Mal Mosque

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Inside the Todra Gorge

Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
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Fez, Morocco

British Saloon

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

El Jadida, Morocco

El Jadida Community Oven

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.
The cuisine here lives up to the setting.

Casablanca, Morocco

La Sqala

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.
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Stories About Morocco

The first skull fossil from Jebel Irhoud, found by a miner in the early 1960s, was initially thought to belong to a Neanderthal.

Where Did Humans Evolve? (Probably Not Where You’re Thinking)

For decades, East Africa was considered the birthplace of our species. Fossils from Morocco suggest otherwise.
by Gemma Tarlach
February 22, 2024
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (left), Aéropostale pilot and author of The Little Prince, stands in front of a plane in 1929.

The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.
by Cat Rainsford
July 12, 2023

Podcast: Tangier American Legation Museum

In North Africa, the first American-owned property on foreign soil.
by The Podcast Team
January 30, 2023

Podcast: The Belt and the Berm, Part 1

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
by The Podcast Team
April 28, 2021
The ifrit is the most meddlesome and sinister of the djinn.

Across the Islamic World, the Ifrit Brings Miseries Both Large and Small

To believe in them and other djinns is to acknowledge there is a world beyond our own.
by Harry Spitzer
October 29, 2020
This is what a piece of the Moon looks like after 1,000 years on Earth.

For Sale: A Slice of Stunning, Anomalous Moon Rock Meteorite

It waited 1,000 years in the desert, just for you.
by Matthew Taub
April 15, 2020
Olive and banana trees stand tall over broad bean fields.

The Moroccan Food Forest That Inspired an Agricultural Revolution

These ancient forest gardens may be more relevant than ever.
by Eric J. Wallace
April 1, 2019
The first, almost complete, adult mandible discovered at Jebel Irhoud.

The Oldest Known Homo Sapiens Fossils Now Come From North Africa

New finds are rewriting the story of our species.
by Sarah Laskow
June 7, 2017
Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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