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Aden, Yemen

Cisterns of Tawila

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.
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Sana'a, Yemen

Dar al-Hajar

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.
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Shaharah, Yemen

Shaharah

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.
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Zabid, Yemen

Brick Buildings of Zabid

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.
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Yemen

Hababah Water Cistern

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.
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Shibam, Yemen

Shibam

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."
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Yemen

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.
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Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Abandoned Textile Factory

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

MiG-21 Monument

A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.
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Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Interhotel Veliko Tarnovo

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.
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Troyanski manastir, Bulgaria

Troyan Monastery

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

Devetashka Cave

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

DZI Sofia Center

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.
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Balgarevo, Bulgaria

Kaliakra Transmitter

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

Old Enio Bonchev Distillery & Family Museum

This rose and lavender oil distillery still operates as it did more than a century ago.
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Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Gotse Delchev Temple

The temple that withstood the Nazis.
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Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

Apartment of Soviet Life

This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.
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Pernik, Bulgaria

Surva Carnival at Pernik

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
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Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Asen Dynasty Monument

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Ascension Cathedral

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.
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Sofia, Bulgaria

The Largo

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.
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Pernik, Bulgaria

Underground Mining Museum

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
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Varna, Bulgaria

Retro Museum

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

Rock Monastery of Shashkunite

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
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