Places greetdruyts Wants to Go

Both an engineering feat and a monument to bad colonial politics.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

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. 

A unique museum focusing on the history of carpets and fabrics from different tribes and eras in Moroccan history.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

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.

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

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

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

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

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

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

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

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

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

This former community granary is now a lonely mountaintop shrine.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.