Places revans Wants to Go

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

Something's watching you.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

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

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

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.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

A collection of miniature, symbolic sculptures hides in plain sight across Kyiv.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.