Places anhogan Wants to Go

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

This rose and lavender oil distillery still operates as it did more than a century ago.

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.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

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

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

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

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

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

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

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

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

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

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

A network of tunnels connecting Bosnia’s ‘ancient pyramids’—or maybe just an abandoned mine?

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

A 16th-century mosque rebuilt after wartime devastation.