Places ProstheticShrew Wants to Go

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

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

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

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

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A shopping mall housed in a historic cinema and hiding ancient ruins under its floors.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

The famous springs of this small town still flow outside this historic building.

An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

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

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

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

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.

A tree meticulously shaped and trimmed into the shape of an elephant.

One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.