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Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.

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

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

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.

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

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

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

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

Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many forms, and carvings, these stones tell a whimsical tale from a fictional world.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

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