Panama City, Panama
Mercado De Abastos
A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Panama City, Panama
A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.
Portobelo, Panama
A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.
Panama City, Panama
From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Funchal, Portugal
A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.
Funchal, Portugal
A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
Vatican City
A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Ishkashim, Afghanistan
A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.
Rushon, Tajikistan
The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Imlil, Morocco
A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
Al Haouz, Morocco
The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco
A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
Telouet, Morocco
A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The largest cactus farm in Africa.