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A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

While it would not look out of place among Serbian spomeniks, this massive Bulgarian monument commemorates one of their defeats.

The Bulgarian royal family exclusively used this ornate, now-abandoned train station.

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

The temple that withstood the Nazis.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

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

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

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

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

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

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

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

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

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

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

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

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

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

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

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.