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Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

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

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

This renaissance château was home to an infamous witch hunter who sent a hundred suspected witches to their deaths.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.