Shipka, Bulgaria
The Tomb of Seuthes III
The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.
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Shipka, Bulgaria
The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Slanchevo, Bulgaria
Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.
Krakow, Poland
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
Kaspichan, Bulgaria
Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.
Gabrovo, Bulgaria
A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.
Shipka, Bulgaria
A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Krakow, Poland
Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Warsaw, Poland
A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.