Ruse, Bulgaria
Pantheon of National Revival Heroes
A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.
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Ruse, Bulgaria
A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Housed in a historic 1840 home, this museum provides a window into the lives of everyday, 18th- and 19th-century Bulgarians.
Peshtera, Bulgaria
A small, but very well curated, museum of cars, propaganda, and toys of socialist Bulgaria.
Varna, Bulgaria
Grand Orthodox cathedral with walls filled with frescoes and icons.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin
A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.
Argyle, Wisconsin
A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.
Laona, Wisconsin
This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.
Appleton, Wisconsin
This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.
Seymour, Wisconsin
A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.
Madison, Wisconsin
This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Superior, Wisconsin
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.