An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

Housed in a historic 1840 home, this museum provides a window into the lives of everyday, 18th- and 19th-century Bulgarians.

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

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

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

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

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

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

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.