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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

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.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.