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In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

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.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

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

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

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

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

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

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

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.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

Though it was heavily modified, fragments of the original medieval cathedral still survive.

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

A small museum in this border city displays the contraband art that has been stolen back from smugglers.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.