Made famous by "Star Wars," these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

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

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

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

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

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

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

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

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.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

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

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

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

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

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

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.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.