Places denycia Wants to Go

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

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

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

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.

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

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

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

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

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

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

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

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.