Perushtitza, Bulgaria
The Red Church
Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.
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Perushtitza, Bulgaria
Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.
Samovodene, Bulgaria
A mysterious tunnel hidden in the shadows of a colorful, historic sanctuary.
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.
Arkutino, Bulgaria
An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.
Provadia, Bulgaria
Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
Kaspichan, Bulgaria
Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
Varna, Bulgaria
The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.
Jesús de Tavarangue, Paraguay
These spectacular ruins were built by Spanish padres in the 17th century.
Areguá, Paraguay
An unlikely neo-Gothic castle in the Paraguayan countryside.
Trinidad, Paraguay
Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.
Asunción, Paraguay
The fighters and conspirators that won independence for Paraguay held secret meetings at this historic house.
Vista Alegre, Paraguay
In the middle of a sleepy Paraguayan village, a more than 20-meter-tall medieval castle protrudes into the air.
Asunción, Paraguay
A beautiful museum filled with thousands of chairs.
Villa Hayes, Paraguay
How did 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes become so beloved in Paraguay?
Filadelfia, Paraguay
A small museum tells how a group of Russian Mennonites ended up in the Paraguayan Chaco.
Nanjing, China
A massive underground palace containing a colossal reclining Buddha statue and the only Buddha parietal bone relic in the world.
Jin Hua Shi, China
Buy wholesale almost anything imaginable at what may be the world’s largest small-commodities market.
Hangzhou, China
A marker in suburban Hangzhou shows the intersection of the 30th parallel north and the 120th meridian east.
Bulgaria
These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.
Shipka, Bulgaria
The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Pernik, Bulgaria
One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.