Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.

A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.

On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.

One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.

Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.

At this 16th-century monastery in rural Bulgaria, visitors can also spend the night.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

A mysterious tunnel hidden in the shadows of a colorful, historic sanctuary.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.