This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

Explore 150 years of Estonian rail history in a terminal once built for Tsar Nicholas II.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

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

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Something's watching you.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

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

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

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

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