Places hamsteriyaki Wants to Go

An abandoned Soviet-era park that, when viewed from the air, looks like a pentagram.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Ruins of a late 1950s Polish ski jump ramp in the middle of the city.

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.