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

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

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

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

These oldest of these "embroidered stones" were carved 4,000 years ago in a high mountain valley.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

One of Vietnam's only mosques pays tribute to the country's Muslim minority.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.