A student driver's nightmare.

Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.

The largest park in Lviv is surrounded by a network of disused rail tracks.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

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

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

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

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