Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

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

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

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.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

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.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

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

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

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

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.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

The other side is actually green.