A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

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

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

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

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

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

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The spectacular history of spectacles on display.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.