A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

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.

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

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The growing stones of Romania.

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

Something's watching you.

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

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

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

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).