Places hanssterkendries Wants to Go

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

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

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

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.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.