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Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

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