Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

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

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

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

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

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

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.