Sofia, Bulgaria
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
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Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
The temple that withstood the Nazis.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
One of the first sewers in the Americas.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Learn the history of Dominican rum production.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The first hospital in the New World.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.
Juraguá, Cuba
A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Box Hill, Australia
A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.