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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yerevan, Armenia

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Levon's Divine Underground

Yerevan, Armenia

Levon's Divine Underground

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

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Room in the Museum, possibly a reconstruction of his Tblisi flat.

Yerevan, Armenia

Sergei Parajanov Museum

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

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Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a temple.

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Byurakan observatory.

Byurakan, Armenia

Byurakan Observatory

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

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Interior of the spiral in the foreground, Red Stones in the middle ground, Ararat in the distance.

Aghdzk, Armenia

Crystals of Refrain

Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many stones, forms, and carvings are stones telling a whimsical tale of the fictional Kcymaerxthaere.

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Geghard Monastery

Armenian monastery carved out of cliffs and named after the spear that stabbed Jesus.

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Byurakan, Armenia

Armenian Alphabet Monument

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

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