A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

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

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

An underground city of salt.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

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

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

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

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

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

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

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

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.