Timișoara, Romania
Museum of the Communist Consumer
A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.
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Timișoara, Romania
A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.
Densuș, Romania
One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Kilsyth, Scotland
Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.
San Anselmo, California
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
Bridgend, Wales
This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Reims, France
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Gravesend, England
The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.