Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.

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

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

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

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

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Something's watching you.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

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

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.