Places Pengwn Wants to Go

The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

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

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

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

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

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

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

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.