A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

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.

The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

Trimmed trees grow alongside the graves like topiary tombstones.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.