A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

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

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

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

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

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

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

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

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

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

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

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

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

The deepest metro station in the world.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.