Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

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

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.

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

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

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

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

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

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

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

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

A colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere.

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

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.