Bucharest, Romania
Palace of the Parliament
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
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Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Belgrade, Serbia
A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.
Beli Potok, Serbia
Near Belgrade, an ancient-looking sarcophagus serves as a World War I monument.
Zvezdan, Serbia
Imperial palace of Emperor Galerius, the Emperor behind the worst Christian persecutions during the Roman Empire.
Mokra Gora, Serbia
An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.
Belgrade, Serbia
A museum dedicated to the former country.
Bratislava, Slovakia
An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Brusio, Switzerland
This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.
Montreux, Switzerland
This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.
Zermatt, Switzerland
One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Odessa, Ukraine
Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.