Meknes, Morocco
Prison de Kara
Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.
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Meknes, Morocco
Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.
Fez, Morocco
Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.
Fez, Morocco
Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.
Fez, Morocco
The other side is actually green.
Meknes, Morocco
Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Ouzoud, Morocco
One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.
Merzouga, Morocco
God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
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 of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Matera, Italy
A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Matera, Italy
An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.
Locorotondo, Italy
The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.
Gravina in Puglia, Italy
An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.
Andria, Italy
Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Reykholt, Iceland
Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.
Keflavík, Iceland
A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Iceland
The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.