A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

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

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

The second oldest surviving house in Athens was owned by an Irish General.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

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

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

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

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

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

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

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

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

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

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

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

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.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.