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

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

The remains of a medieval city loom in one of the most isolated desert regions of Turkmenistan.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

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