Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

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

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

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

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

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

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

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

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

Why trying to get lost in the old quarters of Essaouira may be harder than you think

Covering 13 acres and hosting 3,000 shops, this is one of Africa's biggest urban markets.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.