Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

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

An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

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

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'