In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.

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

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.

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

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

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

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

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.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

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

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

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

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

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

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

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

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