All Places in Mongolia

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.