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

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

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

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

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

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

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

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

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

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

A cultural center on the shores of Lake Malawi dedicated to preserving Karonga’s past and present, including the fossilized remains of the Malawisaurus.

This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.