Places yaz999 Wants to Go

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

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

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

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

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

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

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

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

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

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

Ancient site of Mongolian Shamanism located near a road leading out of Ulaanbaatar.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.