This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

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.

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

The other side is actually green.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.