Places webeirish Wants to Go

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

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

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

A small, but very well curated, museum of cars, propaganda, and toys of socialist Bulgaria.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

A chain coffee shop in Bulgaria that takes its Italian roots very seriously.

At almost 900 feet long, this is Bulgaria's longest suspension bridge and the only way to reach the small village of Lisitsite.

The Bulgarian royal family exclusively used this ornate, now-abandoned train station.

Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.

An abandoned sanatorium building from the early 20th century sits in the forest of the Rila mountains.

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

One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

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

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

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

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