After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

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

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

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

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

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

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

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

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

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

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.