Places IrajV Wants to Go

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

The rocks are a time capsule of a 407-million-year-old Earth.

The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

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

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

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

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.