Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

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

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

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

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

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

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

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.