A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

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

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

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

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

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

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

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

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

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

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