Places maren Wants to Go

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.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

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

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

The former home of Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint now houses a collection of Berber art and artifacts.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.