Places csieminski Wants to Go

Grand Orthodox cathedral with walls filled with frescoes and icons.

A small, but very well curated, museum of cars, propaganda, and toys of socialist Bulgaria.

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

At almost 900 feet long, this is Bulgaria's longest suspension bridge and the only way to reach the small village of Lisitsite.

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

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

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

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

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

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

This local museum documents centuries of history along the Mississippi, from mound builders to massive quakes.

This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.

First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.