The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

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

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

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

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

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.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.