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

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

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

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

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

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

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

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

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

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

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

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

The world's largest KFC restaurant is housed in a historic railway station in Azerbaijan's capital city

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.