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Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

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

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."

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

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

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

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

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

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

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

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

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

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Underground monastery and fortress.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.

A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.