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

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

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

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

The other side is actually green.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Sweden's oldest animated sign is still lighting up the skyline today.