Places Trogfoot Wants to Go

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

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

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

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

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

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

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

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

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.