Tag: historical-mysteries
All the articles with the tag "historical-mysteries".
Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria: Inside the Decaying Communist UFO atop the Balkan Mountains
A decaying 70-meter brutalist flying saucer crowned with ruby glass stars: explore the history, shattered mosaics, and ruins of Bulgaria's Buzludzha Monument.
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy: Inside the Subterranean Vaults of 8,000 Clothed Mummies
Suspended in wall niches in their finest period attire: uncover the macabre preservation, social hierarchy, and slumber of Rosalia Lombardo in Sicily's Capuchin Catacombs.
Eastern State Penitentiary, USA: Inside the Crumbling Gothic Fortress of Solitary Confinement
Radial hub-and-spoke cellblocks, extreme sensory isolation, and Al Capone's luxury cell: explore Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, the birthplace of modern solitary confinement.
Beelitz-Heilstätten, Germany: Inside the Abandoned Forest Sanatorium of the Kaisers, Hitler, and the Soviets
A decaying 60-building medical fortress in the Brandenburg pine forests: explore the turbulent history, Soviet military occupation, and ruin preservation of Beelitz-Heilstätten.