Șinca, Romania
The Sinca Veche Temple Cave
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
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Șinca, Romania
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Shipka, Bulgaria
A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.
Shipka, Bulgaria
The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.
Gorna krepost, Bulgaria
An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.
Ardino, Bulgaria
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Beli plast, Bulgaria
In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.
Samovodene, Bulgaria
Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.
Frâncești, Romania
A Romanian church built from one single oak.
Densuș, Romania
One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.
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.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Municipiul Sebeș, Romania
Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Comuna Budești, Romania
A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Szatmárcseke, Hungary
Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.
Sárospatak, Hungary
An industrial site turned into Hungary's most cherished natural wonder.
Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary
A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.
Veszprém, Hungary
The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Hajmáskér, Hungary
One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.
Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
World's tallest cigar-shaped radio tower.