Places yaz999 Wants to Go

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

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

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

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

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.

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

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

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

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

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

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

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

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.