Places zrenaissance19 Wants to Go

The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

This sanctuary is home to donkeys who finally get to rest after a life of toil.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

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

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.

The former home of Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint now houses a collection of Berber art and artifacts.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.