A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A tribute to the man who lit himself on fire and ushered in the Tunisian Revolution.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

Despite the name, this unusual palace in rural Tunisia never belonged to an Italian dictator.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

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

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

The former home of Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint now houses a collection of Berber art and artifacts.

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

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

One of the most detailed and historically accurate collections of Ugandan artifacts depicting Bahima tribal history, culture, and daily life.

Six rock shelters covered in abstract art created by ancient Ugandan tribes.

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.