A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.

Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

This remote, abandoned Soviet observatory promises spectacular views for those who can reach it.

An ancient wall in the shadows of the Amber Castle.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

Traditional architecture and ancient irrigation systems are on display in this gorgeous mountain village.

A 3,000 acre historic oasis and farm in the middle of the UAE's "Green City".

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.