Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

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

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

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

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

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

The largest Buddhist city in Europe is a haven for chess fanatics.

An incredibly random collection of wax figures is displayed in a shopping center walkway.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

Gander at model satellites and telescopes in this scientific lobby.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

Once used by British troops to gather water prior to the Battle of Bladensburg.