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

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

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

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

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

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.