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

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

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

Something's watching you.

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

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

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

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

The last sailing lobster boat in Maine is also likely New England's first zero-emissions commercial vessel.

Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.