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

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.

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

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.