A permanent woodland refuge in the Carpathian Mountains for European brown bears rescued from abuse and neglect

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

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

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

This museum offers a journey back to the Belle Epoque era of Romania.

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

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.