Sofia, Bulgaria
Museum of Socialist Art
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
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Sofia, Bulgaria
A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Karlukovo, Bulgaria
The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A military fort has guarded the surrounding area from this key position since the 13th century.
Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This striking modernist mosque defies architectural conventions.
Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to some the richest subterranean biodiversity in the world.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.
Počitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A 16th-century mosque rebuilt after wartime devastation.
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.
Unsko-sanski kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
An abandoned brutalist monument whose history has been lost to the ages.
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.
Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.