Bușteni, Romania
The Mountain Sphinx
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
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Bușteni, Romania
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Șinca, Romania
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Dubova, Romania
A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.
Constanța, Romania
Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Esperance, Australia
A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Port Huron, Michigan
Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.
Helsinki, Finland
On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.
Cockeysville, Maryland
Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Poznań, Poland
The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.