A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

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

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

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

This unique museum focuses on the Siege of Sarajevo through children's eyes.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

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

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

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.