When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

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

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

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

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

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

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

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

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

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

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

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

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

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

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

This stately palace, first built in the 16th century, was converted into a prison in 1830.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.