This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

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

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.