The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

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

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

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

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.