A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

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 urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.