Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

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

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

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

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

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

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

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.