Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Hungarian self-built castle.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.

This statue of the famed author, actor, and journalist is made entirely of screw-nuts.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

A museum dedicated to the former country.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

The unusual sculptures are believed to be powerful political symbols.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.

Arguably Belgrade's only example of pure Art Deco architecture.

Memorial to the 89 children killed during the NATO bombing of Serbia.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

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

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.