Places HCcHcC Wants to Go

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

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

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

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

An immense coastal necropolis with an outstanding view of the nearby kasbah

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

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

This historic bathhouse that likely dates back to the 1300s.

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

The other side is actually green.

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

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

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

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.