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A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

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

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

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

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

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.

The growing stones of Romania.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

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

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

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

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

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

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