A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.

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

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

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

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

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

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

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

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

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

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

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

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

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Underground monastery and fortress.

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

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

The hottest place on the planet.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.