Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

A new landmark that fosters cultural exchange between traditions.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

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

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

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

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

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.