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

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

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

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

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

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

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

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

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

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

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

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.