All Places in Uzbekistan

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

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

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

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

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

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

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

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.