Kaunas, Lithuania
Monument to the Victims of Fascism
A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
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Kaunas, Lithuania
A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.
Vienna, Austria
The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.
Vienna, Austria
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Vienna, Austria
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Bucharest, Romania
The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.
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.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Kesariani, Greece
A memorial dedicated to a tragic event during the Axis occupation of Greece.
Acharnes, Greece
The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.
Athens, Greece
One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.
Lesbos Prefecture, Greece
The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.
Arcadia, Greece
Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.
Ioannina, Greece
Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.
Chios, Greece
Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.