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

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

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

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

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

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

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.

An artistic garden environment of tile mosaic sculptures.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

The world's oldest model village.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.