Places pleiades Wants to Go

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

Ancient site of Mongolian Shamanism located near a road leading out of Ulaanbaatar.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

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

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

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

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

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

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

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.