An endless sea of white conical domes.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

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

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

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

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

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

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

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

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

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

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

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

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

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

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

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.