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

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

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

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

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

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

These ruins of a Soviet children's railway station have a haunted atmosphere.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

An airplane wing is a roadside art installation and monument on a remote stretch of highway.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.