Paris, France
Chapelle Notre Dame de la Medaille Miraculeuse
A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.
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Paris, France
A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Pernik, Bulgaria
Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.
Sofia, Bulgaria
The famous springs of this small town still flow outside this historic building.
Troyanski manastir, Bulgaria
At this 16th-century monastery in rural Bulgaria, visitors can also spend the night.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.
Chișcău, Romania
This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Natural History Museum that time forgot.
Șinca, Romania
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Odessa, Ukraine
Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.
Kharkiv, Ukraine
It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.
Hodovytsya, Ukraine
The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Klevan, Ukraine
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.