Learn the history of Dominican rum production.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

A sober museum housed in the original administrative building of one of Stalin's largest gulags.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Local lore says this 700-year-old tree has sacred and medicinal properties.

A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.

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

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

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

A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

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

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

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

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

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

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