Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

The city walls of Salé lead to the ruins of this seaside "bastion of tears."

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

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

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

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

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

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

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

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

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

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

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

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

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

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

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.