This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

A remote island settlement off the coast of Tanzania is a storied archaeological site with an ancient past.

The culture that built these Tanzanian ruins displayed advanced knowledge of irrigation technology before mysteriously disappearing.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.