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A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

A small square populated with giant birchwood sculptures.

This abandoned but well-preserved Prussian fortress sits abandoned in a Polish forest near the German border.

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.

This cemetery of rusting Soviet-era steam locomotives and train cars offers an apocalyptic glimpse into a bygone era.

A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.

This mushroom-shaped rock has frustrated and fascinated locals for centuries.

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

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