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

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

A hiking/biking/exploring trail that winds across over 140 miles of Rwandan shoreline.

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

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

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

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.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

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

Hidden behind mountains in Morocco, a remote town hides a thriving surfing community.

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.

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

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

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

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

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

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

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

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

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

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