This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

This historic bathhouse that likely dates back to the 1300s.

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

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

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

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

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

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

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

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

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 vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families