These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.

A museum dedicated to controversial Russian pianist Alexander Scriabin.

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.

A model village fit for an emperor.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

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

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

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

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.