This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

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

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

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

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

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

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

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

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

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

Remnants of successive wars and Muslim colonialism in the 11th century.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.