Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

This ancient tomb was discovered during the construction of a Turkish supermarket and was preserved.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.