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

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

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

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.