Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

The temple that withstood the Nazis.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

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

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

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

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

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

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

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

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

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

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

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

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

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

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