Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

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

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

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

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

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

In this desolate valley resides a gorgeous set of rocks sporting a technicolor design.

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

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

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

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

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

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

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

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.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

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

This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.