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

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.