The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

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."

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

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

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

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

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

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

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

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

Hungarian self-built castle.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.