Skardu, Pakistan
Shangri-La Lake
The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Skardu, Pakistan
The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.
Moenjodaro, Pakistan
This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.
Pyongyang, North Korea
A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.
Pyongyang, North Korea
This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.
Pyongyang, North Korea
A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.
Pyongyang, North Korea
A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.
North Pyongan Province, North Korea
A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.
Pyongyang, North Korea
This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.
Dhangadhi, Nepal
Nepal's first aviation museum found a logical home in the most unexpected place.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.
Manahari, Nepal
Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.
Bulgan, Mongolia
Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.
Mongolia
The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
Malé, Maldives
The exorbitant price of paradise.
Kuching, Malaysia
The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.
Langkawi, Malaysia
This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.
Marudi, Malaysia
These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Ban Long, Laos
Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.
Malinovka, Kazakhstan
A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.
Zhanaarka District, Kazakhstan
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.