The Zoological Museum, housed within the Babes-Bolyai University, can be rather difficult to locate. Rickety metal spiral staircases, long halls, unmarked doors: it can all be rather confusing.... »

Natural History, Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by michelle and Dylan

When someone dies, their memory generally enters a kind of idealized state in the minds of those who loved them. Their flaws are forgiven and forgotten, and the way in which they passed... »

Outsider Art, Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Dylan, re_nakaba and others

Said to contain three billion tons of salt, the Salina Praid salt mine, also called the Dealul Sarii, is located in Europe's "Salt Zone" and is one of Europe's largest salt mines. Salt mining... »

Natural Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Curious Caves, Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by Dylan and wythe

This 40-meter-tall bearded stone face overlooking the Danube River looks like something straight from Middle Earth. In reality, it is the recent creation of a Romanian businessman. Decebal... »

Strange Statues | Edited by stanestane

This Romanian museum of hunting arms and taxidermy trophies is often found quiet and empty -- all dark wood, fur, horn, and tooth. Most of the trophies are from the late 19th and early 20th... »

Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by michelle and re_nakaba

The Sibiu Pharmacy Museum is housed in a 1569 Gothic townhouse where the oldest pharmacy in Romania operated for over 150 years. The pharmacy was known as La Ursul Negru (The Black Bear), and... »

Pharmacy Museums, Instruments of Science | Edited by michelle