Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
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Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Barcelona, Spain
This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Bucharest, Romania
One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
Bucharest, Romania
This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
Mogoșoaia, Romania
17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.
Romanii de Jos, Romania
Religious structure known for its sculpted details.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.
Sighetu Marmației, Romania
A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.
Comuna Arefu, Romania
The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.
Sighișoara, Romania
This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.
Sighișoara, Romania
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.
Frâncești, Romania
A Romanian church built from one single oak.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Bucharest, Romania
Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.
Viscri, Romania
A medieval church built up to defend its village.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Sibiu, Romania
Something's watching you.
Brașov, Romania
This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.