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

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

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

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The world's "leaniest" tower encourages you to test the gravity of its situation.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.