Places stenaavel Wants to Go

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

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

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

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

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

This bright green structure is the final resting place of the 16th-century leader responsible for building the walls around Harar.

Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

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

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

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

The hottest place on the planet.

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

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.