Ruthin, Wales
Pool Park Asylum
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
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Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Denbigh, Wales
Also known as "Leicester's Folly," this almost cathedral was left unfinished and in ruins.
Denbigh, Wales
This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Denbigh, Wales
The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Deganwy, Wales
This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.
Wales
Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.
Dolgarrog, Wales
The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.
Ruse, Bulgaria
A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.
Borovets, Bulgaria
A crumbling monument to a now locally-extinct sport in Bulgaria's oldest ski resort.
Bankya, Bulgaria
Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.
Sofia, Bulgaria
The famous springs of this small town still flow outside this historic building.
Onogur, Bulgaria
On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.
Pernik, Bulgaria
A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.
Pernik, Bulgaria
One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
Provadia, Bulgaria
Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
Bulgaria
These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.
Samovodene, Bulgaria
A mysterious tunnel hidden in the shadows of a colorful, historic sanctuary.
Perushtitza, Bulgaria
Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.
Shipka, Bulgaria
The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.
Beli plast, Bulgaria
In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.
Vidin, Bulgaria
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.