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

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

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

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

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.

A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.