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

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.