Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

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

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

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

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

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

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

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

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

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

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

At this 16th-century monastery in rural Bulgaria, visitors can also spend the night.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.