Places derWaliser Wants to Go

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

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

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

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

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

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

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

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

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

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.

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.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.