Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

The largest camel market in West Africa

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.

One of the country's largest cinemas that is not part of the tourist trail.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

One of the largest mud-brick structures in the world.

The tallest minaret in Yemen is 150 feet high and entirely made of mud.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

The world's largest wooden structure.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

These megalithic tombs contain some of the largest stones ever moved in prehistory.

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.