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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This grand hydraulic installation has provided water for townspeople since the Middle Ages.

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

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

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

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

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

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

Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

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

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

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

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

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

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 most spectacular canyons in the world.

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

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