Places Zrubi Wants to Go

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

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

Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

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

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

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

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

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

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

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

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

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.