Shortly after the end of World War II, amid the Cold War, the United States decided to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. After evicting the local residents, the United States conducted 67 nuclear explosions there between 1946 and 1958, including the first hydrogen bomb test in 1952. Ships sunk in the lagoon during the 1946 tests and the giant Bravo crater […]

Carlsbad Caverns, located in the Guadalupe Mountains in southern New Mexico, is another popular US cave system. Hundreds of thousands of years of erosion have created stunning, almost cartoon-like rock formations throughout the caverns. The estimated 120 limestone caves and surrounding 720 acres were designated Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 1930, and in 1995, the property was name […]

In the old town next to the Rezo Gabriadze puppet theatre.

The Kremlin is located on the high right bank, at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers. The northwestern part of the Kremlin descends almost to the foot of the slopes, the southeastern part overlooks Mininskaya and Pozharskaya Squares, and the southwestern part rises above the deep Pochainskoye Gorge and National Unity Square. This is the only Kremlin around which you can walk in a circle.

The exact date of the Tbilisi fortress's founding is unknown, but it existed as early as the 4th century. During the late feudal era, the name Narikala was given to the lower tower of the city fortress, but later it was extended to the entire citadel. Under David the Builder, the fortress was strengthened and expanded. The fortress was rebuilt in the 16th-17th centuries. The fortress walls ran parallel to the river, which, along with its location […]

An ancient temple dating back to the 4th century. A spring springs from under the foundation of the building, the water of which is considered healing. From the walls of the monastery, breathtaking views of Mtskheta, the Jvari temple and Mount Bagineti open up.

The highest settlement in Europe (2345 m).

The construction of the feudal era of Georgia.

Georgia has a remarkable tradition of (royal) botanical gardens. It is a quiet spot, next to the Black Sea on a high cliff and it is both green and cool. Plan on a visit here to take a half day to nearly a full day as it is very large.

The active male monastery and a whole complex of buildings attached to it are the church of St. George, a refectory of the 16th century, a bathhouse, a bell tower, an episcopal palace, a winery and a huge ancient qvevri assembled from the wreckage. The so-called grape museum is located at the monastery - more than 500 varieties of grapes grow here, including rare and once lost ones.