This sinister Baroque entryway could lead you to a terrible fate.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

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.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

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

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

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.

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