An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

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

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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