Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

A pocket of pine forests, healing lakes, and legendary rocks rising from Kazakhstan’s endless steppe.

A theater with world-class acoustics, neo-Classical architecture and Kazakh ornaments.

The only building in Kazakhstan where symbols of sovereignty are collected under one roof.

An underground unique sacred place in the Kazakh steppe in which Sufism and nomadic tradition merge.

A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.

The Russian author's writing desk remains inside the house where he spent part of his Siberian exile.

This 100-foot tall tombstone memorializes victims of 40 years of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

A statue of traditional Kazakh dancers adds some beauty to this Soviet-era mining city.

Jurassic clays where the dinosaurs once roamed.

These rugged, color-stained mountains hold the secrets of the Kazakh desert.

At 72 feet below sea level, it's the lowest commercial airport in the world.

Stelae-eyed stones greet visitors to a corner of Kirov Park.

A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.