A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

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

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

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

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

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

The village's cobblestone streets are lined with shops displaying exquisite copper craftsmanship.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.