Vidin, Bulgaria
Vidin Synagogue
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
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Vidin, Bulgaria
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
Gorna krepost, Bulgaria
An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Istanbul, Turkey
The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.
Istanbul, Turkey
A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.
Venice, Italy
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy
Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Chiusdino, Italy
These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.
Vitorchiano, Italy
A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.
La Maddalena, Italy
Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.
Capalbio, Italy
Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Junagadh, India
This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
Cherrapunjee, India
Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
San Bernardo, Colombia
No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
Waldsassen, Germany
Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.
Lecce, Italy
An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.
Brussels, Belgium
From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.