Turkmenistan
The Gates of Hell
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
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Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Tai Po, Hong Kong
A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.
Deshnok, India
Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.
New Delhi, India
A blooming house of worship for the masses.
Fatehpur Sikri, India
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Chicago, Illinois
This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois
Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.
Chicago, Illinois
A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Chicago, Illinois
A European-style bath house in Chicago.