Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

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

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

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

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

Something's watching you.

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

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

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

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

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

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.