Sevan, Armenia
Sevanavank
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
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Sevan, Armenia
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Pristina, Kosovo
A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.
Akhmeta, Georgia
Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Udabno, Georgia
Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Kolomyya, Ukraine
Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The deepest metro station in the world.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Turin, Italy
The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.
Washington, D.C.
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
San Francisco, California
Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.