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

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

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

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

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

A colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere.

What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.