A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

This train station's platforms were built extremely narrow to deceive a rather arrogant government official

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

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

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Something's watching you.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

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

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

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.