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Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many forms, and carvings, these stones tell a whimsical tale from a fictional world.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.

Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.