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Inside the entertainment complex

Astana, Kazakhstan

Khan Shatyr

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Cosmonaut Grove.

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Cosmonaut Grove

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Zelionyj Bazaar

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Zelionyj Bazaar

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

One of the craters of the nuclear explosions

Semey, Kazakhstan

Semipalatinsk Polygon

One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Astana, Kazakhstan

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

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

October snow and blue hues

Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan

Issyk Lake

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

Big Almaty Lake in September.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Big Almaty Lake

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

The Valley of Balls.

Shetpe, Kazakhstan

Valley of Balls

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

Rollout of the Soyuz rocket for the Expedition 21 mission, September 28, 2009.

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Baikonur Cosmodrome

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

Khoja Daniyar Mausoleum

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Tomb of Daniel at Samarkand

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

Ulugh Beg Observatory.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Ulugh Beg Observatory

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

Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis

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

Abu Saxiy Market

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Abu Sahiy

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

Puente General Méndez Vigo.

Coamo, Puerto Rico

Puente General Méndez Vigo

This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.

Inside the bunker during construction.

Wilson, Kansas

Atlas Ad Astra Adventure Resort

Discover the story of a man, a dog, and a plan to turn a decommissioned Atlas F Missile Base into an underground resort.

The exterior of the Adair Cabin and John Brown Museum.

Osawatomie, Kansas

John Brown Memorial Park and Museum

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.

The falls on an average day.

Elm Creek, Kansas

Alcove Springs

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

Keystone Gallery

Scott City, Kansas

Keystone Gallery

Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.

The Höglund Dugout

Lindsborg, Kansas

The Höglund Dugout

This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

Overlook of Little Jerusalem

Winona, Kansas

Little Jerusalem Badlands

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

A sign at the museum proclaims La Crosse to be the "Barbed Wire Capital of the World."

La Crosse, Kansas

Kansas Barbed Wire Museum

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

They Also Ran Gallery

Norton, Kansas

They Also Ran Gallery

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

Comanche's final resting place: on display at the University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Comanche, Survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

Castle Rock Badlands

Quinter, Kansas

Castle Rock Badlands

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

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