Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.
Ganja, Azerbaijan
A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.
Siyazan, Azerbaijan
Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Şuşa, Azerbaijan
A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.
Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.
Viñales, Cuba
Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.
Goseck, Germany
A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
Berlin, Germany
You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.
Trier, Germany
The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
Stuttgart, Germany
This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Nuremberg, Germany
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
Hamburg, Germany
Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
Darmstadt, Germany
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Cross Plains, Wisconsin
A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.