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This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

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

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

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

Underground monastery and fortress.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

An open-air museum dedicated to tombstones and roadside stone monuments.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A commemoration of the little-known cultural influence that Tolstoy had on India.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

This larger-than-life lime green gummy bear sits in the middle of a roundabout in Spain.

This park is the prime habitat for Nepal’s Bengal tigers.

A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

This wonderland of ancient temples has been recently painstakingly reconstructed.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.