This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

These oldest of these "embroidered stones" were carved 4,000 years ago in a high mountain valley.

One of the world's oldest, it provides a livelihood for the entire community.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

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

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Sturdy scales are a surprising thing to find in a modern European city.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.