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

Something's watching you.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

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

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

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

The world's largest wooden structure.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

An eccentric park and pool.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.