Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

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

A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

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.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

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

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

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

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

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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.

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

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

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

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

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.