Places etiennebara Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

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

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Several rooms flooded with 35mm film reel.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals.

Hungarian self-built castle.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.

An exploration of a small ethnic group’s heritage through their exquisite folk art.