Tashkent Metro is the oldest metro in Central Asia, opened in 1977, and serves as an underground museum of Soviet architecture. Photography was forbidden until 2018 because it was a secret nuclear shelter. Each of the 50 stations has a unique design combining Soviet aesthetics with Uzbek motifs. Most beautiful stations: Kosmonavtlar (Cosmonauts) with space mosaics, Alisher Navoiy with turquoise domes, Paxtakor with green cotton plant mosaics. You can visit all stations on one ticket. A self-guided tour takes 4-5 hours covering the most impressive stations on the red and blue lines.