A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

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.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

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

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

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

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

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

Something's watching you.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

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

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

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

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

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

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