A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

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

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.

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

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

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

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

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

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

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

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

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

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

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

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

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

The oldest building in Hargeisa survived the 1988 bombings that destroyed some 90 percent of the city.

The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.