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An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

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

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

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

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

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.