The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

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

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

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

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

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

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

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.