This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

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.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

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

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

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

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.

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

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

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

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

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