A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

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

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

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

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

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