Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.

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

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.

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

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

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

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

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

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

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

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

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

One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.

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

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