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

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.

Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.

A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.

This rusting artillery is a relic of Vichy France's influence in West Africa.

West Africa's largest fishing port honors its artisanal fishing process.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This abandoned bunker looks out over the Atlantic from its clifftop perch.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.