Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.

Sculptures of religious figures made from the ashes of pilgrims' incense.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

Hidden deep within a Filipino jungle is an incredible waterfall that plunges into a dazzling blue-green pool.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

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

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

For more than 40 years this Barnum-inspired half-fox, half-woman has been telling fortunes from her cage in a Pakistani zoo.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

This former factory turned private museum contains surreal and creepy artwork created by Robert Y.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.