Constanța, Romania
Constanța Casino
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
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Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
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No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Bzovík, Slovakia
War-ravaged ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, later rebuilt into a fortress.
Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
A serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras.
Bratislava, Slovakia
We're not in Kansas anymore: the Strabag headquarters has a playful upside-down addition.
Herľany, Slovakia
One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Levoča, Slovakia
Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.
Ochtiná, Slovakia
An unusual cave filled with rare alien-looking aragonite formations.
Telgárt, Slovakia
A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.
Červenica, Slovakia
This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.