Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

The origin of this sinisterly shaped forest is rooted in mystery.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

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

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

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

Hidden behind mountains in Morocco, a remote town hides a thriving surfing community.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.