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

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

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

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

The other side is actually green.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

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

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

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

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

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.

A tribute to the man who lit himself on fire and ushered in the Tunisian Revolution.

This grand hydraulic installation has provided water for townspeople since the Middle Ages.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.