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

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

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Berlin's old airport.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.