Places Pozdno Wants to Go

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

A well preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

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

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

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.

This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.