Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

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

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

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

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

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

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

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The largest civilian satellite control center in the world is located in the middle of a drained lake.

The disputed geographic center, or "navel," of Italy.

This ancient Roman bridge was a key feature of the ancient Via Salaria road.

Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.

The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.

This statue of the legendary Austrian composer is hidden in the center of an Italian town.

A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.