The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

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

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

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

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

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

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

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

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

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

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

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

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

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

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

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