Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

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

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

Something's watching you.

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

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

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

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

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.

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

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

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

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.