Places laurynhanley Wants to Go

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The largest underground church in Europe.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

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

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

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

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

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

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

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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