The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

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

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

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

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

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.

This enigmatic stone pool is all that remains of an ancient palace.

Spend the night inside a two-story elephant villa.

The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.