The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

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

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

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

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.

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

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.