Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco
Kasbah Aït Benhaddou
A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
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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.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Rincon de Parangueo, Mexico
A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.
Alaior, Spain
This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
Vilcabamba, Ecuador
In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
The Hague, Netherlands
The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.
Lima, Peru
This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.
Swisttal, Germany
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.
New York, New York
A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.
Soest, Netherlands
This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.
London, England
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
Moscow, Russia
An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.
Pomerode, Brazil
The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."
Mpulungu, Zambia
The forgotten remains of the first steamship that launched on Lake Tanganyika.
Weybridge, England
The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.