Yerevan, Armenia
Katoghike Church
This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.
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Yerevan, Armenia
This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.
Sevan, Armenia
This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Yerevan, Armenia
This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Arinj, Armenia
She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.
Shaki, Armenia
After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.
Goght, Armenia
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Butrint, Albania
A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Bomarsund, Åland Islands
This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.
Mariehamn, Åland Islands
One man's journey to return a stone to its point of origin after 200,000 years.
Ordino, Andorra
Extensive Orthodox icon collection in Andorra.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.
Ordino, Andorra
Some of the smallest works of art in existence.
Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France
The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.
Belfort, France
A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Vallorbe, Switzerland
Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”