This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.

The figure atop this globe is from a Serbian play about a merchant's travels around the world.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

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

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

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

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

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

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

This elegant monument to those who fought against fascism is inspired by the shape of the poppy flower.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.