Wallachia, Romania
Poenari Castle
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
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Wallachia, Romania
The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
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.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Toronto, Ontario
This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.
Toronto, Ontario
This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.
Toronto, Ontario
An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.
Lincoln, Ontario
The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.
Guelph, Ontario
One of the last remaining covered bridges in the province of Ontario.
Caledon, Ontario
These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Toronto, Ontario
Secret Swing.
Toronto, Ontario
This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
Toronto, Ontario
A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.
Toronto, Ontario
A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.
Toronto, Ontario
The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.