"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

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

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

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

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

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

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

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Elegant marble and old vaults fill this historic Dutch bank turned office space.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.