Places novalinne Wants to Go

Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.

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

In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

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

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.

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

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

Underground monastery and fortress.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

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

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

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

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

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

A deserted site of Yugoslav remembrance.