Places G Pike Wants to Go

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

Once a beautiful palace, this structure is now known as the ''museum of destruction."

This historical village takes you back to the 19th century.

A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

A museum dedicated to the former country.

A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.

The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

The bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

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

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

The last active narrow-gauge forest railway in Europe.

The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

Visit an imposing 13th-century Transylvanian citadel lurking not far from the region's more heavily touristed attractions.

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