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

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

Local authorities nearly destroyed this mural before a viral video rallied international support to save it.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

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

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.