A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

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

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

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

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

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

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

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

The deepest metro station in the world.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.