An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Venice's island of the dead.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

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

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

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.