Places deriverative Wants to Go

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

Proof of ancient aliens, or simply a creative way for farm laborers to clear their fields?

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

The quaint gallery displays works by artists from all across Mauritania.

On a secluded beach is one of the few shipwrecks left on the shores of Mauritania.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

Both an engineering feat and a monument to bad colonial politics.