Places NixOfNowhere Wants to Go

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

An underground unique sacred place in the Kazakh steppe in which Sufism and nomadic tradition merge.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.

This abandoned factory once produced Yugoslavia’s iconic Yugo automobile.

This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...