Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

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

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.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

A student driver's nightmare.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.