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

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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

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

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

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

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

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

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

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.