Places Sablais Wants to Go

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

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

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

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

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

The hottest place on the planet.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.