The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

This cozy little museum is a journey through the history of Mongolia’s capital.

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

A hike outside of the town of Zuun Mod will take visitors to a monastery complex steeped in Mongolian history.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

Located along Lysaya Mountain, this monastery is home to the largest statue of Buddha in Russia.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

What was once the base for Russia's first nature reserve is now a ghost town, right on the shore of Lake Baikal.

The world's second-largest excavated hole.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Hundreds of large Russian nesting dolls decorate this square, and the largest is a functioning hotel.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.