Bratislava, Slovakia
Fountain of Union
The largest fountain in Bratislava.
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Bratislava, Slovakia
The largest fountain in Bratislava.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Stará Bystrica, Slovakia
The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.
Hrabušice, Slovakia
Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
Šiatorská Bukovinka, Slovakia
Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.
Čičmany, Slovakia
A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.
Višňové, Slovakia
The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Budapest, Hungary
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Pahrump, Nevada
Collapsed charcoal kilns in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Niš, Serbia
This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.
Kruševac, Serbia
Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.
Štulac, Serbia
Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.