Astana, Kazakhstan
Khan Shatyr
An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
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Astana, Kazakhstan
An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.
Semey, Kazakhstan
One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.
Astana, Kazakhstan
Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.
Shetpe, Kazakhstan
Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.
Coamo, Puerto Rico
This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.
Wilson, Kansas
Discover the story of a man, a dog, and a plan to turn a decommissioned Atlas F Missile Base into an underground resort.
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
Elm Creek, Kansas
One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.
Scott City, Kansas
Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.
Lindsborg, Kansas
This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.
Winona, Kansas
Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
La Crosse, Kansas
A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.
Norton, Kansas
A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.