Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

Hidden behind mountains in Morocco, a remote town hides a thriving surfing community.

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

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

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.