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

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

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

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

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.

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

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

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

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

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

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

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

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.