Places dttxo Wants to Go

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

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

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

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

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

A Soviet-era health spa complete with radioactive bathing and shock therapy.

A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth.

A bustling bazaar with an elaborate facade in Central Asia’s underrated capital.

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

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

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

It was dubbed the "Garden of Plates" because it's covered in pieces of discarded dishes.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.