An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.

A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.

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

A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

A massive sculpture of an obscure Celtic coin that has become a symbol in Slovakia.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

An 11th-century Byzantine church with medieval Serbian history and spectacular views.

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