This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

A concrete plant shaped like four giant soldiers commemorates one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.