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Photo: Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան (Serouj Ourishian), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
10th to 19th centuries fortress. It has a castle and church in the middle of a fortress. These are being restored, and are worth a side trip on the way to Gyumri in the north.
Dashtadem Fortress (Qagheni fortress) is a substantial fortress of the 5th to 19th centuries located at the southern outskirts of Dashtadem village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. In a cemetery 1.7 km (1.1 mi) south of Dashtadem, lies the restored 7th-century Kristapori Vank which may be viewed in the distance from the Qagheni fortress.
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Saint Christopher Monastery
restored Armenian church of the 7th-century.
Just west of the town center is the huge 7th century cathedral built much in the style of the Cathedral of Ani a few kilometers west, and the Cathedral of Aruch, a few kilometers east down the highway, and worth a visit also. Talin Cathedral also has a smaller, tiled-roof church near the entrance to the grounds.