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

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

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

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

In this desolate valley resides a gorgeous set of rocks sporting a technicolor design.

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

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

See and taste one of the oldest and rarest collections of Armagnacs in the world.

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

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.