Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A fountain filled with golden statues, celebrating the the ancient kingdom of Colchis.

Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.

This medieval fortress is (or was till 2017) the home stadium of the football club FC Duruji Kvareli.

In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.

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

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

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

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

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.