Vidin, Bulgaria
Vidin Synagogue
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
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Vidin, Bulgaria
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
Minsk, Belarus
Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.
Slavinja, Serbia
The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.
Provadia, Bulgaria
Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
Arkutino, Bulgaria
An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.
De Veenhoop, Netherlands
This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Bears, Netherlands
This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.
Bar-le-Duc, France
Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.
Rott am Inn, Germany
These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.
Otranto, Italy
A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.
Rothwell, England
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Moux, France
The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.
Eiriksstadhir, Iceland
This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.
Iceland
A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
Iceland
A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.