Places Loec Wants to Go

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Home to fantastic views and ancient graves.

A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

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

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

One of the world's oldest, it provides a livelihood for the entire community.

This largely abandoned village was home to a bustling mining community in the Soviet era.

Where you'll find anything but nothing.

This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."