One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

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

This fortress-like monastery is covered with intricate frescoes.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

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

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

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

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

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.