Places stonoceno Wants to Go

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

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

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

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

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

The former Willingdon Airport started operations in 1929, in India's capital, Delhi. Now, it's used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.