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This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.