Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Artist Veaceslav Jiglițchi brings a connection to Chișinău through works of art.

Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

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

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

Something's watching you.

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

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.