The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

The other side is actually green.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.