A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

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

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

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

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

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

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

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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

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

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

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.

The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.