This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

This museum is dedicated to one of Russia's greatest explorers.

These oldest of these "embroidered stones" were carved 4,000 years ago in a high mountain valley.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

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

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

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

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

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

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.