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

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.