Places emiliejayne Wants to Go

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

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

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

The other side is actually green.

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

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

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

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

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

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.