Places macleanwendy Wants to Go

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

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

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

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

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

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

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.