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

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.

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

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

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

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.