This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

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

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

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

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

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

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

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

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

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

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

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

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

The growing stones of Romania.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.