This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."