Places tobbinator Wants to Go

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

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

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

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

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

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

The other side is actually green.

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

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

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

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

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

A Korean village where times stands still.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.