A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

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.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Jurassic clays where the dinosaurs once roamed.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

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

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

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

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.