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

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

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

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

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

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

This iron building in the Amazon allegedly shares an architect with the Eiffel Tower.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.