Bucharest, Romania
Cărturești Carusel Bookstore
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
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Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Pachuca de Soto, Mexico
One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.
Oslo, Norway
Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.
Rsovci, Serbia
This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.
New York, New York
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Graz, Austria
Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Bușteni, Romania
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Chesterfield, England
This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Caprarola, Italy
A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Athens, Greece
150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.
Athens, Greece
The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.