The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

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

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.

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

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

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

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.