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

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

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

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

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

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

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

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

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

Underground monastery and fortress.

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

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

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

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

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

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

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

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

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

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

A colorful and enigmatic cemetery in the middle of nowhere.

Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.