Manchester, England
Victoria Baths
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
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Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Manchester, England
A Victorian synagogue-turned-museum chronicles centuries of Jewish life.
Hillside, Illinois
Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.
Hillside, Illinois
Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.
Westchester, Illinois
One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.
Oak Brook, Illinois
The overgrown remains of a folly temple/playhouse, in an unmaintained section of a Dupage County Forest Preserve.
Borșa, Romania
A stunning waterfall in the mountains of Romania.
Constanța, Romania
An ancient Roman snake god, carved expertly into stone.
Bucharest, Romania
After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.
Bucharest, Romania
Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.
Ozd, Romania
Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.
Chișcău, Romania
This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.
Harghita County, Romania
Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Natural History Museum that time forgot.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.