Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

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

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

This hidden courtyard in the Andorran capital hosts a unique contemporary sculpture park.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

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

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

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

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.