A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

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

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

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

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

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

Eat your way through history.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.