A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

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

A small sanctuary carved into the mountainside near the tallest point in continental Portugal.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

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

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

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.