Giant disc-shaped gate took 20 men to close off this city in Madagascar.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.

This sculpture honors the man who was known as the "Righteous Among the Nations."

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

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

A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

At the heart of an otherwise bustling city lies some oddly abandoned and ignored historical ruins.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.