Yerevan, Armenia
National Gallery of Armenia
This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.
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Yerevan, Armenia
This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.
Yerevan, Armenia
A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.
Abovyan, Armenia
Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.
Noratus, Armenia
Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.
Tsaghkunk, Armenia
This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.
Byurakan, Armenia
Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.
Yerevan, Armenia
This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Tatev, Armenia
The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.
Arinj, Armenia
She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.
Yerevan, Armenia
This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Tsinandali, Georgia
In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.
Akhmeta, Georgia
Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.
Tbilisi, Georgia
This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.
Batumi, Georgia
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.
Huế, Vietnam
Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.
Duy Xuyên District, Vietnam
Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.