This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

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

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

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

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

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

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.