Bratislava, Slovakia
Hotel Galéria Spirit
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
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Bratislava, Slovakia
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
Buzescu, Romania
Roma who struck it rich in the 1980s built extravagant mansions in this small Romanian town.
Brașov, Romania
A habitable museum, or a time machine into Romania’s Communist era?
Sighișoara, Romania
This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.
Bucharest, Romania
The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.
Băile Herculane, Romania
An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.
Bucharest, Romania
This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.
Timișoara, Romania
A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.
Brașov, Romania
The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.
Densuș, Romania
One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.
Helsinki, Finland
In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.
Iisalmi, Finland
The smallest restaurant in the world.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Stockholm, Sweden
Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Boden N, Sweden
A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
Wonsees, Germany
These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.