Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Minsk, Belarus
A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.
Brest, Belarus
Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.
Minsk, Belarus
A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
Minsk, Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Shkodër, Albania
According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Gjirokaster, Albania
This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Marsa Alam, Egypt
A vast floating ceiling ripples above the terminal like the waves of the Red Sea meeting the surrounding desert.
Alexandria, Egypt
This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.
Alexandria, Egypt
This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Aswan, Egypt
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Cairo, Egypt
A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Rapa Nui, Chile
A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.
Viña del Mar, Chile
Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.
Rapa Nui, Chile
A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Valparaiso, Chile
This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.