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

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

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

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

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.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

An extensive collection of some of the oldest grave markers in Lithuania.

Underwater roads undetectable from the surface used for escape routes from foreign invaders.