Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.

Some of the ancient-looking huts among these strange rock formations aren't ancient at all, but built as part of a movie set.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.

Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

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

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.