17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

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

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

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Something's watching you.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

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

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

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.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

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

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.