Marrakesh, Morocco
Jemaa el-Fna Square
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco
A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Merzouga, Morocco
God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Tamellalt, Morocco
Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.
Ouzoud, Morocco
One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.
Casablanca, Morocco
The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.
El Jadida, Morocco
Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Casablanca, Morocco
This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Akarsu Köyü, Turkey
A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.
Georgia
A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Tskaltubo, Georgia
The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.
Barcelona, Spain
A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.