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

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

The oldest ruins at this castle overlooking Georgia's Terek River Valley date back to the 10th century.

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

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

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.

This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.