This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

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

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

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

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

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

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

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

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.