This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

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

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

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

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

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

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

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

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."

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

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