Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

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

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

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

This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

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