Places Henry Kuvin Wants to Go

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

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.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

At 72 feet below sea level, it's the lowest commercial airport in the world.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

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

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

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

A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

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

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

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.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.