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

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

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

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

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

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

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

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

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

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

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

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

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.

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

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.