Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Frunze Museum
Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.
Kyrgyzstan
This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.
Ak-Su, Kyrgyzstan
Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.
Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.
Choum, Mauritania
Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Bodio, Switzerland
The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.
Vallorbe, Switzerland
Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Italy
A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
Detroit, Michigan
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Krakow, Poland
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
New Orleans, Louisiana
It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Iceland
Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.
Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.