Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

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

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many forms, and carvings, these stones tell a whimsical tale from a fictional world.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

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