Locals call it the Door to Hell, a giant burning pit that has spit out angry flames for more than 40 years, casting a yellow-orange glow into the evening sky. “It takes your breath away,” said Gozel ...

In the emptiness of Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert, a fiery pit has blazed for more than half a century. Officially known as the Darvaza Gas Crater, the site’s burning flames and glowing walls have ...

Deep in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan lies one of the most mysterious places on Earth — the Darvaza Gas Crater, better ...

Turkmenistan, long considered one of the world’s most isolated nations, is cautiously opening to tourism through new e-visa reforms and global marketing campaigns. From the flaming Darvaza Gas Crater ...