The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

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

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

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

The other side is actually green.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

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

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.