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.

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

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

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

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

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

The other side is actually green.

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

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

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.