Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

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

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

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

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

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere.

Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.

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

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

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

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

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

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

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

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

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

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

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.