Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Wreck of HMS Bounty
The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Micronesia
Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
Yigo, Guam
Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.
Inarajan, Guam
The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.
Piti, Guam
A beautiful waterway tucked in the corner of a power plant.
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Ra, Fiji
Final resting place of the most prolific Fijian cannibal of all time.
Suva, Fiji
Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.
Kaspichan, Bulgaria
Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
Slanchevo, Bulgaria
Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
The temple that withstood the Nazis.
Beli plast, Bulgaria
In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.
Yagodina, Bulgaria
A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.