A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

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

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many forms, and carvings, these stones tell a whimsical tale from a fictional world.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

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

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

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

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

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

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

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.