Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

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.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

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

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.

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

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

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

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.

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

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

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.