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

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

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

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

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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

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

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

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

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

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.