Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.

This medieval fortress is (or was till 2017) the home stadium of the football club FC Duruji Kvareli.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

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

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

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

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

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.

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

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

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

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

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

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

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

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