Snagov Island, Romania
Snagov Monastery
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
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Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Puno, Peru
These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Pisco, Peru
The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Nazca, Peru
Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Zvezdan, Serbia
Imperial palace of Emperor Galerius, the Emperor behind the worst Christian persecutions during the Roman Empire.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Tekija, Serbia
A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Boljetin, Serbia
Stone age urban planning.
Golubac, Serbia
This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.
Romanii de Jos, Romania
Religious structure known for its sculpted details.
Mogoșoaia, Romania
17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Bucharest, Romania
The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.
Cape Town, South Africa
Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.