A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.

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

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

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

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

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

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

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

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

The temple that withstood the Nazis.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.