All Places in Bulgaria

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.