Places lovexdumpling Wants to Go

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

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

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

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

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

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

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."

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.

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

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

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats, ropemaking, and blacksmithing alive.

A statue that would be at home in Rome can instead be found in the heart of Norway's oldest city.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.