Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.