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This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.

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

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.

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

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

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

The waterfall among the rocks in the village of Sundu in the Gobustan region fascinates everyone with its unique beauty.

A public park commemorating the iconic works of a satirist, with medieval ruins on the side.

The village's cobblestone streets are lined with shops displaying exquisite copper craftsmanship.

A colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere.

Complete town of 5,000 living out at sea on the world's first offshore oil platform.

Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

In oil-rich Azerbaijan, people bathe in the black stuff.