According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

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

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

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

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

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

Something's watching you.

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

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

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

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

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

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.