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

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

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

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

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

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

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

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

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Underground monastery and fortress.