Places jimskwid Wants to Go

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

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

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

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

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

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

The ruins of a 12th-century seaside castle on the southwest coast of Scotland.

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

A curious structure built just for the birds.

The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.

A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.