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

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

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

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

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

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.