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Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

This 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery also contained a school for illuminating manuscripts.

The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.

Through the colossal entrance to this cave you'll find limestone tubs and an underground waterfall.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

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

This fresco-covered medieval monastery hangs from the side of a steep cliff.

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

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

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.