Ashkelon, Israel
Beit Guvrin Caves
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
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Ashkelon, Israel
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
Tallinn, Estonia
Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.
Tallinn, Estonia
The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia
This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.
Tbilisi, Georgia
At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.
Tbilisi, Georgia
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.
Georgia
This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Udabno, Georgia
Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Georgia
Underground monastery and fortress.
Yerevan, Armenia
This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.
Yerevan, Armenia
Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.
Yerevan, Armenia
This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Sevan, Armenia
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Noratus, Armenia
Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.