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.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

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

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

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

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

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.