Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

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

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

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

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

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

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

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

Secret Swing.