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A large concrete replica of a 12th-century figurine.

Ruins of an old water tower that look like a horror-film castle.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.

This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

An abandoned mansion is now a haven for urban explorers.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

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

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

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.