A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

A massive clementine marks the center of town in the citrus city of Berkane.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Within the Dadès Gorge, amazing vistas and towering cliff faces can be seen at each new curve and bend in the road.

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

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

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

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

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.