Places mcurtis Wants to Go

An ancient burial site that lights up with the winter solstice.

A Spanish artist builds his own castle.

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

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.

The Roman city was the birthplace of various emperors and is home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural feats.

This tree, over 500 years old, was planted by Columbus’s son.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

The world's largest wooden structure.

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

The largest open-air museum in southern Europe, where nature and contemporary art exist in harmony.

This shrine is abandoned, virtually unknown, and dedicated to a Sufi mystic shrouded in mystery.

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

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

The other side is actually green.

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

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

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

Often referred to as one of the most haunted places in Morocco.

This abandoned hospital facility is associated with regicidal conspiracies and paranormal activities.

Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.

An ancient irrigation system that turned arid deserts into oases.

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