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

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

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

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

This medieval fortress is (or was till 2017) the home stadium of the football club FC Duruji Kvareli.

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

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

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

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

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

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

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

Georgia's answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation's great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

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

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.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.