This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

The oldest known university in the world is in 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.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

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

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