This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

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

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

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.

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

Underground monastery and fortress.

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

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

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