This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

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

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

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

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

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

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

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

The fighters and conspirators that won independence for Paraguay held secret meetings at this historic house.

An unlikely neo-Gothic castle in the Paraguayan countryside.