Places abbyseitz Wants to Go

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.