A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

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

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.