Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Buzludzha Monument
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
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Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.
Dera, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Aarhus, Denmark
This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Hobro, Denmark
A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.
Kastrup, Denmark
Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.