Places ilikechocl Wants to Go

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Apparently, Hell has waterfalls in Slovenia.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

Believed to be the only Orthodox church in the world that features a free-standing pulpit.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

A shopping mall housed in a historic cinema and hiding ancient ruins under its floors.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

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

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."