Places rog18 Wants to Go

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

A bustling bazaar with an elaborate facade in Central Asia’s underrated capital.

An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.

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

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

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

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.