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

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

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

The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

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

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Something's watching you.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?