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This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

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

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

Several rooms flooded with 35mm film reel.

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

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

Ruins of an old water tower that look like a horror-film castle.

Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.

These natural stone bridges are the largest on the European continent.

An 11th-century Byzantine church with medieval Serbian history and spectacular views.

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

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.