Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

Back in the tiny USSR.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

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

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

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

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

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The middle finger of modernity.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.