Places Gary Pack Wants to Go

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

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

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

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.