Places jonschubin Wants to Go

This 100-foot tall tombstone memorializes victims of 40 years of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.

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

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

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.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

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

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

Unfinished monument to peace between Turkey and Armenia, long divided by a dispute over genocide.

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.